Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Saturday, August 8, 1959
Joseph Anthony Reiss
Police Officer Reiss was killed in a street collapse. Officer Reiss was sent to the intersection of 5th street and Clearfield Street to investigate a water leak. While standing in the street, it collapsed below him, and Officer Reiss was killed by the fall.
Officer Reiss was a U.S Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for less than 9 years.
Bio
- Age 40
- Tour 8 years, 10 months
- Badge 2672
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Fall
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