Rhode Island State Police, Rhode Island
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 30, 1934
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 57
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 30, 1934
Weapon Used: Shotgun; 12 gauge
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Lieutenant Arnold Poole was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant in Wickford. The suspect fought with Lieutenant Poole and shot him after he had fallen to the ground.
The suspect was shot and killed by other troopers after being located a short time later.
Lieutenant Poole was posthumously awarded the agency's State Police Service Ribbon. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island.
Lieutenant Poole was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI.