LaGrange Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Sunday, April 2, 1933
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 1, 1933
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: One shot and killed
Sergeant Charles Blanchard succumbed to a gunshot wound suffered the previous evening during a robbery at a Western Union store where he had been stationed as the result of three recent robberies.
While Sergeant Blanchard was in a back room, two men entered the store and accosted the clerk. Sergeant Blanchard came out of the room and exchanged shots with the suspects. Both Sergeant Blanchard and one of the suspects were fatally wounded. Sergeant Blanchard was taken to West Suburban Hospital where he died the following morning.
Sergeant Blanchard had served with the LaGrange Police Department for seven years.