Addison County Sheriff's Department, Vermont
End of Watch: Sunday, July 17, 1932
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: July 17, 1932
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff John Collette died after suffering a medical emergency while searching a passenger train in Vergennes for a hit-and-run suspect.
He caught the subject hiding in a baggage car and was escorting him into the railroad station when he suddenly collapsed. During the confusion, the prisoner escaped but was captured the following day in Burlington.
Deputy Collette was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.