Bucks County Sheriff's Office, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Monday, September 22, 1986
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 22, 1986
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Bateman and Deputy Sheriff George Warta were killed when their patrol car was struck head-on by a tractor-trailer on Street Road in Warrington Township.
The deputies were returning to their patrol area after conducting a prisoner transport.
Deputy Bateman had been with the agency for 10 years.