Officer Earle M. Ames

Officer Earle M. Ames

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch Friday, December 11, 1936

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Earle M. Ames

Officer Earle Ames was killed when his police motorcycle struck a city bus at the East Bay approach to the Oakland Bay Bridge during heavy fog. He was on a special duty assignment in Oakland at the time of the accident.

Officer Ames had served with the California Highway Patrol for 2 years and had previously served as the chief of the Newman Police Department for 4 years. He was survived by his wife, 9-year-old daughter, and sister.

Bio

  • Age 30
  • Tour 6 years
  • Badge 626

Incident Details

  • Cause Motorcycle crash

motorcycle crash, weather

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Tim Liddell
CA Hwy Patrol 5342 ( retired )

December 6, 2023

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