Santa Barbara Police Department, California
End of Watch: Monday, January 12, 1931
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 8 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: January 12, 1931
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Ronald Wainscott was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of De La Vina Street and West Haley Street while he was responding to an emergency call.
As he entered an intersection his vehicle broadsided another vehicle. The call he was responding to turned out to be a false alarm.
Officer Wainscott had served with the Santa Barbara Police Department for eight months. He was survived by his wife, parents, and sister.