Lt. Cornelius J. Roche
Lt. Cornelius J. Roche
On this day in BPD history 7 March 1933 we lost our Brother Lt. Cornelius J. Roche of Baltimore's Detective Bureau, Lt Roche suffered a Heart Attack and Paralytic Stroke while on duty and working the Presidential Inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Washington DC. The Heart Attack and Stroke would take the Lieutenat's life before he could leave the city and get back to his family in Baltimore.
We lost two of our men while in DC the second was Capt. Charles H Burns, also from the Detective Bureau. The Captain passed away in his home on the 9th of March 1933.
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| End of Watch | 7 March 1933 |
| City, St. | City, St. |
| Panel Number | N/A |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| District Worked | Detective Department |
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