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Officer Paul Benedict Oatman | St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Officer

Paul Benedict Oatman

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch: Friday, May 12, 1967

Biographical Info

Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: May 12, 1967
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer Paul Oatman was killed in a motorcycle accident when a patrol car from another agency struck his tri-car at the intersection of Arsenal Street and Grand Boulevard. The other patrol car was transporting a child to the hospital at the time.

Officer Oatman had been with the agency for ten years and was survived by his wife and four children.