Lieutenant Sidney E. Sears, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Lieutenant Sidney E. Sears

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch Sunday, June 22, 1924

Sidney E. Sears

Lieutenant Sears was shot and killed after he and two special officers responded to a disturbance call on Papin Street. When they arrived Lieutenant Sears remained in the patrol car as the two officers went inside. After hearing shots fired the officers ran out of the house and located Lieutenant Sears in the vehicle with six gunshot wounds. The suspect was apprehended nearby and stated he had shot Lieutenant Sears when he ordered the man to stop. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to be hanged.
Lieutenant Sears had been with the agency for 34 years and was survived by his wife and son.

Bio

Age 57
Tour 34 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber
Offender Sentenced to death

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Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
GOD Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

June 22, 2015