New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 27, 1949
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: July 27, 1949
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Correctional Officer Harold Bruette died after falling from the top of a guard tower at the Clinton Correctional Facility.
Officer Bruette had just climbed a latter to the top of the tower when he suffered a heart attack and fell from the guard tower to the ground.