Patrolman

Ralph B. Thomas

Homewood Police Department, Alabama

End of Watch: Sunday, October 2, 1960

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Accidental
Date of Incident: October 2, 1960
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Patrolman Ralph Thomas was killed in an accident while reloading pistol ammunition in the police department's basement.

While compressing the reloading die, the powder in the cartridge case ignited, causing the die to impale Patrolman Thomas, killing him.