Kennewick Police Department, Washington
End of Watch: Sunday, April 2, 1933
Age: 66
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: March 31, 1933
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief Copeland succumbed to injuries received three days earlier when he was struck by a train while investigating a call of a suspicious character at the Eastside warehouse at 2000 hours. The train was moving without lights when it struck him, causing major injuries.
Chief Copeland had served as Chief on three separate occasions and had been in law enforcement for 20 years.