Menlo Park Police Department, California
End of Watch: Thursday, September 22, 1960
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: 3
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 22, 1960
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1962
Officer Lyle was shot and killed after stopping a stolen car in a downtown parking lot. Officer Lyle exchanged shots with the suspect but was struck several times. The suspect then shot Officer Lyle in the back of the head as he lay on the ground. The suspect was apprehended, sentenced to death, and executed in San Quentin State Prison in November 1962.
Officer Lyle was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He had served with the Menlo Park Police Department for 8 years and was survived by his wife, son and three daughters. He was interred at Alta Mesa Cemetery in Palo Alto, California.