Greensboro Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch: Sunday, August 23, 1970
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: August 15, 1970
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Joseph Cooper succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier in an automobile crash on East Lee Street, west of Arlington Street, while involved in a vehicle pursuit at about 3:30 am.
The patrol car he was a passenger in struck a utility pole at the intersection of Lee Street and Springs Street.
Officer Cooper was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was survived by his parents and sister.