Macon Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Monday, May 11, 1987
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 11, 1987
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant Walter Harden died from injuries sustained in an automobile crash on Shurling Road in Macon at 11:45 am.
His patrol car slid on the rain-slicked road and struck a guardrail west of Walnut Creek Road. He died at the scene.
Lieutenant Harden had served with the Macon Police Department for 14 years. He is survived by his wife, daughter, three sons, his mother, five sisters, and four grandchildren.