Yonkers Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 23, 1940
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: January 21, 1940
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Cahill was killed when he fell from a flight of basement stairs in a pitch-black basement. Officer Cahill had responded to the building after hearing an explosion.
Officer Cahill had been with the agency for 10 years and was survived by his wife and seven-month-old daughter.