Police Officer Aloysius J. Nelke, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer Aloysius J. Nelke

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch Saturday, November 3, 1973

Aloysius J. Nelke

Officer Nelke succumbed to gunshot wounds received 22 years earlier on January 28, 1951, when he was struck in the neck and paralyzed. He and four other officers had responded to a burglary in progress on Grandel Square and were met with gunfire as they exited the patrol car. The wounds caused Officer Nelke to become paralyzed. His death was ruled to be a direct result of the gunshot wound and paralysis.

Officer Nelke was survived by his wife, two daughter and two sons.

Bio

Age 55
Tour Not available
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Sunday, January 28, 1951
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Not available

Most Recent Reflection

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 38th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater, eow 4/24/05

November 3, 2011