Fair Bluff Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch Friday, January 26, 1923
Add to My HeroesBradley Cribb
Chief of Police Bradley Cribb was shot and fatally wounded during an exchange of gunfire with a man he caught in the act of robbing a store.
The suspect, shot and wounded in the leg by Chief Cribb, fled into nearby woods. Chief Cribb, shot through the chest, was taken to Bulluck Hospital in Wilmington, where he died the next day. A posse captured the suspect two days later in Whiteville.
The suspect, the most noted outlaw in Eastern North Carolina since the Civil War, was wanted on a dozen charges in New Hanover County. During his long criminal career, he escaped from the local jail three times and the state prison twice. A week after his capture, he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair on March 5, 1923.
Bio
- Age 42
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Thursday, January 25, 1923
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Executed in 1923
Most Recent Reflection
View all 5 ReflectionsChief Cribb,
On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Fair Bluff.
R.I.P.
USBP
Anonymous
United States Border Patrol
January 26, 2023
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