Connecticut State Police, Connecticut
End of Watch: Saturday, November 25, 1922
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 5 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: November 25, 1922
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper Pearle Roberts was killed in a motorcycle crash in Mount Carmel while returning to headquarters following duty at a college football game.
The front wheel of his police motorcycle became caught in a streetcar track on Whitney Boulevard. He was thrown to the ground and sustained fatal injuries.
Trooper Roberts was a United States Marine Corps WWI veteran and served with the Connecticut State Police for five months, assigned to the Danielson Barracks. He was survived by his expectant wife.