Bethlehem Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Friday, June 3, 1932
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 26 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: June 3, 1932
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Captain Moses Straus was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic on William Penn Highway at the scene of a fire.
He was waiting for the fire apparatus to arrive when the accident occurred.
Captain Straus had served with the Bethlehem Police Department for 26 years, and had previously served as a patrolman for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Police. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and eight siblings.