Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Thursday, November 28, 1957
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 2889
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 28, 1957
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Roberts was killed when he was thrown out of the patrol wagon he was driving at 29th and Diamond streets after it collided with a car.
Officer Roberts was a U.S Navy veteran of WWII and had severed with the Philadelphia Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.