Dilworth Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch: Friday, January 9, 1942
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: January 8, 1942
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Bridwell succumbed to a head injury received the previous day when he fell from the running board of a car. He was attempting to stop a drunk driver and was riding on the running board of a witnesses car. When the drunk driver stopped the car Officer Bridwell was riding on began to slow and he attempted to step off of it. However, he fell and struck his head on the pavement. He was taken home where he lost consciousness and died the following day.
Officer Bridwell had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife and two sons.