Battle Creek City Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch Friday, August 23, 1940
Add to My HeroesJohn W. Patterson
Officer Patterson succumbed to injuries sustained when he was kicked in the groin while trying to arrest a man about three weeks earlier. He was helping a military police officer arrest an escaped patient from the Veterans Administration facility. Officer Patterson died from complications after surgery for the injury.
Officer Patterson was a gifted athlete who originally came to Battle Creek to play baseball. He was a member of several amateur and semiprofessional teams and also coached. He was coach of the Battle Creek Central High School baseball team that won a state championship in 1907.
On December 31, 1999, a portion of East State Street adjacent to the department headquarters was renamed "John W. Patterson Way."
Bio
- Age 68
- Tour 31 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Assault
- Incident Date Friday, August 2, 1940
- Weapon Person
- Offender Not available
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