Officer William Lawrence Nichols
Miami Beach Police Department
Florida
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 4, 1936
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Biographical Info
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Nichols succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier while directing traffic at an accident scene. While on the scene he was crushed between an ambulance and an automobile.

Officer Nichols had been with the agency for 11 years and was survived by his wife, daughter, son, sister, two brothers, and three grandchildren.