Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Monday, August 8, 1927
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar
Date of Incident: August 7, 1927
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Policeman Edward Plenskofski died of injuries suffered the previous day when he was struck by a trolley, at 5th Street and Snyder Avenue, while rushing to help injured people in a car crash.