Bio & Incident Details
Age: 42
Tour: 12 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/3/1932
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Sentenced to 120 years
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Chief Vernon Moses was shot and killed during a traffic stop of suspected bootleggers on Perrysville Avenue.
Three suspects were convicted of Chief Moses' murder and received sentences ranging from 40 to 120 years in prison. Two of the men escaped from the Western Penitentiary, along with a third inmate, on April 27, 1933.
Chief Moses had served with the Ross Township Police Department for 12 years.
