Chief of Police Benjamin Franklin Townsend

Chief of Police Benjamin Franklin Townsend | Parkton Police Department, North Carolina Chief of Police Benjamin Franklin Townsend | Parkton Police Department, North Carolina
Parkton Police Department, North Carolina
Chief of Police Benjamin Franklin Townsend | Parkton Police Department, North Carolina Chief of Police Benjamin Franklin Townsend | Parkton Police Department, North Carolina
Chief of Police Benjamin Franklin Townsend

Parkton Police Department, North Carolina

End of Watch Saturday, December 29, 1951

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Benjamin Franklin Townsend

Chief of Police Benjamin Townsend was struck and killed by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad passenger train No. 78.

He was conducting a foot patrol of the railroad tracks at approximately 11:00 pm when he was struck 70 feet north of the town's highway crossing.

Chief Townsend was survived by his wife, son, grandson, and two brothers.

Bio

  • Age 68
  • Tour Not available
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Incident Details

  • Cause Struck by train
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Chief Townsend,
On today, the 57th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Parkton. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
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Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

December 29, 2018

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