Grand Trunk Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
End of Watch: Monday, September 15, 1930
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 15, 1930
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Railroad Detective Benjamin Koles was shot and killed while patrolling the railroad yards near Lynch Road and Mt. Elliott Street in Detroit, Michigan.
A railroad employee located his body, which was suffering a gunshot wound to the abdomen, on a railroad truck.
Detective Koles was U.S. Navy veteran of WWI. He was survived by his wife and three children.