Newport Police Department, Washington
End of Watch: Sunday, September 15, 1935
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 14, 1935
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Never apprehended
Officer George Conniff succumbed to gunshot wounds received the previous day when he was shot by two men caught breaking into the Newport Creamery.
The suspects were never apprehended but were identified 50 years later when a man confessed to the murder while on his deathbed.
Before joining the Newport Police Department, Officer Conniff had formerly served as the Chief of Police in Sandpoint, Idaho. He was survived by his wife and three children and is buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrance Cemetery, Spokane, Washington.