Officer Robert E. Drake, Portland Police Bureau, Oregon

Officer Robert E. Drake

Portland Police Bureau, Oregon

End of Watch Saturday, October 11, 1930

Robert E. Drake

Officer Robert Drake succumbed to injuries sustained in a fall while on duty.

Officer Drake was found on a pile of lumber at the base of a fifteen foot drop into an elevator shaft at 34 North Broadway. He had gone on duty in the evening of October 10, 1930, assigned to a different partner for the early morning. It appeared that he fell into the shaft around midnight, but wasn’t found until building employees discovered him the next morning. He was unconscious and died shortly afterwards.

Officer Drake had served with the agency for 18 years. He was survived by his wife and daughter.

Bio

Age 54
Tour 18 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Fall
Incident Date Not available

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 80th 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

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

October 11, 2010