Harper Woods Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch: Monday, November 19, 1956
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 111
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: November 19, 1956
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrol Officer Philip Genna was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol.
He lost control of the motorcycle in the parking lot of Eastland Shopping Center and crashed. He was taken to a local hospital where he died a short time later.
Officer Genna was survived by his wife and three children. He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit.