Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland
End of Watch: Saturday, January 29, 1944
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 25 years, 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: January 29, 1944
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Joseph Waldsachs died after falling down a set of stairs while conducting a routine inspection of a movie theater at 1432 West Lafayette Avenue.
He suffered a skull fracture when he fell as he was exiting a projection booth after speaking to the theater manager. He was transported to West Baltimore General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Officer Waldsachs had served with the Baltimore Police Department for 25 years and was assigned to the Northwestern District.