Toledo Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch Thursday, January 21, 1915
Add to My HeroesKaiser Bartecki
Detective Bartecki was shot and killed as he and several other officers attempted to arrest a man who had tried to a murder a woman earlier in the day. The man had met the women 6 weeks earlier in New York City, New York, and had become obsessed with her. He had proposed to her several times and was rejected each time.
After following the woman to Toledo and being turned down again, he shot the woman three times, seriously wounding her. The woman later died. Detective Bartecki and two other officers located the man about an hour later at another home. Detective Bartecki chased him around the back of the home where he was shot once in the chest and killed.
The suspect fled the scene but was apprehended at a railroad depot a short time later while trying to buy a ticket back to New York. He was charged with first degree murder.
The suspect was convicted of Detective Bartecki's murder and sentenced to death. On Febuary 9, 1916, his sentence was commuted to life. Soon afterwards he started showing signs of insanity and was transferred to the Lima State Mental Hospital.
Bio
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
- Offender Sentenced to life
Most Recent Reflection
View all 10 ReflectionsNEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Detective Patrolman Kaiser Bartecki of the Toledo Police Department, Ohio and the additional 57 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.
Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
January 21, 2021
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