Bakersfield Police Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, July 20, 1952
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: July 20, 1952
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Rucker was killed in a motorcycle accident while taking his police motorcycle to the motor shop.
He was a WWII veteran and had been a POW in a German prison camp for two years. He had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife and two sons.