Tampa Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Sunday, October 1, 1939
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 25, 1939
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Detective Joe Nance succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when his vehicle was involved in a crash near Lakeland. He was en route to Lakeland to while following up on a murder investigation when a truck forced his vehicle off the road.
Detective Nance had served with the Tampa Police Department for 18 years.