New York State Police, New York
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 3, 1937
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: February 26, 1937
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant John Lockhart succumbed to a head injury sustained five days earlier.
He was responding to a burglary call at a local drugstore when he slipped on ice and struck his head on a frame brace on the top of his patrol car. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage five days later and passed away.
Sergeant Lockhart had served with the New York State Police for 17 years and was assigned to Troop C.