Topeka City Park Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Thursday, May 19, 1921
Age: 64
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 19, 1921
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Park Policeman Patrick Hartwick was shot and killed in Ripley Park while attempting to remove three men whom he caught shooting at birds.
Two of the men were arrested but acquitted.
Policeman Hartwick had served with the Topeka City Park Police Department for six years. He was survived by his wife and two children.