Peoria Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Thursday, August 29, 1929
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 29, 1929
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Arthur Aiello was killed in an automobile accident when he was thrown from the police car he was riding in while responding to an accident.
Patrolman Aiello was sitting in the back seat of the open touring car and was thrown through the cloth roof when it was struck by a bread truck at the corner of Spring and Jefferson streets.
Patrolman Aiello was survived by his wife and infant son. His son became a Peoria Police Officer.