Ashtabula Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Sunday, December 18, 1932
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 11 months
Badge Number: 23
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: December 18, 1932
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman William Ritter succumbed to injuries sustained after falling from a second-story porch while attempting to arrest a suspect for possessing narcotics.
Patrolman Ritter had served with the Ashtabula Police Department for almost three years.