Manhattan Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Saturday, January 27, 1951
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: January 27, 1951
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Cleo Chrest was killed in an automobile accident while he and his partner responded to a call.
Another vehicle crossed over the center line and struck their patrol car and killing Officer Chrest.
Officer Chrest was a United States Navy Reserve veteran and served with the Manhattan Police Department for three years. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, three brothers, and two sisters.
He is buried at the Louisville Cemetery in Louisville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas,