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Patrolman Joseph Asbury Case | Montgomery County Police Department, Maryland
Montgomery County Police Department, Maryland

Patrolman

Joseph Asbury Case

Montgomery County Police Department, Maryland

End of Watch: Monday, December 17, 1928

Biographical Info

Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: December 16, 1928
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not charged

Patrolman Joseph Case succumbed to injuries received the night before when his police motorcycle struck the rear of a car which had stopped in the middle of Rockville Pike, approximately one mile north of Bethesda.

The two occupants of the vehicle were switching drivers when the crash occurred. The two men placed Patrolman Case in their car and immediately drove him to the hospital. The men were never charged.

Patrolman Case had served with the Montgomery County Police Department for 10 years and had previously served with the Metropolitan (D.C.) Police Department for seven years.