Verona Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 18, 1938
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 11 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: May 14, 1938
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Braun succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on Bloomfield Avenue. As he sped down the street with his siren activated a hard-of-hearing pedestrian stepped into the road. Patrolman Braun swerved to avoid him and was thrown over the handlebars of the motorcycle. He was taken to Moutainside Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Patrolman Braun had served with the Verona Police Department for 11 months. He was survived by his wife and daughter.