Glenn County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 26, 1951
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 26, 1951
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Hal Singleton was killed in an automobile accident as he and the undersheriff drove to pickup a prisoner.
The driver of an oncoming vehicle attempted to pass a car illegally and struck the patrol car head-on, killing Sheriff Singleton and the other driver.
Sheriff Singleton is survived by his wife and one child.