Kansas City Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Thursday, April 18, 1968
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: April 18, 1968
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Oliver was killed while pursuing a traffic violator. He was attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on 12th Street when he swerved to avoid striking a vehicle that turned in front of his police motorcycle. Officer Oliver was thrown from his motorcycle at the intersection of 12th Street and Genessee. He was transported to a local hospital where he died later that day.
Patrolman Oliver had been with the agency for nine years and was survived by his son.