Scranton Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Wednesday, December 27, 1933
Add to My HeroesAlbert Gleason
Captain Gleason was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man in a hotel room on Wyoming Avenue. Captain Gleason and another officer went to the hotel room where a man wanted for robbery in Binghamton, New York, was supposed to be. When the other officer knocked on the door the suspect jumped from his room window to a fire escape where Captain Gleason was standing guard. The suspect and Captain Gleason exchanged gunfire killing each other.
Captain Gleason served with the Scranton Police Department for 24 and a half years. He was a widower and survived by his daughter.
Bio
- Age 52
- Tour 24 years, 6 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Shot and killed
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