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Patrolman Florence B. Sullivan | Danbury Police Department, Connecticut
Danbury Police Department, Connecticut

Patrolman

Florence B. Sullivan

Danbury Police Department, Connecticut

End of Watch: Tuesday, September 8, 1896

Biographical Info

Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: December 1, 1895
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available

Patrolman Sullivan succumbed to injuries received ten months earlier after he was severely beaten while attempting to break up a disturbance. Several men threw him to the ground and beat him with his own night stick and a wine jug and slammed his head against a stone. Patrolman Sullivan returned to work one month later but became sick and had to return him. His health deteriorated until he died.

Patrolman Sullivan had been with the agency for seven years and was survived by his wife and two children.