Constable William F. Madden - Manchester Police Dept. - CT - True Life Hero

William F. Madden
- Jan. 30, 1919 -

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Manchester Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	Manchester CT, USA
Born:	Jan. 30, 1879
Fallen:	Jan. 30, 1919
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 40 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Manchester Police Dept. - CT 239 Middle Turnpike E Manchester, CT 06040 USA (860)645-5500
County:	Hartford
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Constable
Sworn Date:	1908
FBI Class:	Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:	Firearm
Agency URL:	Click Here
On The Job:	11 years

Bio: Not Available

Survived by:

Wife
and daughter. His second daughter was born two days after his funeral.

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	CT USA Thu. Jan. 30, 1919
Summary:	Constable Madden was shot and killed while he and another officer were transporting five suspects to a nearby fire station. The officers had caught the five men burglarizing a textile factory and arrested them. Because they were both foot patrol officers they had the men drive themselves to a nearby fire station as the two officer rode on the running boards. During the drive one of the men in the back seat produced a revolver and shot Constable Madden twice, knocking him from the car. The other jumped off of the running board at the same time. Although wounded, Constable Madden fired five shots at the vehicle, striking it four times, but did not wound any of the suspects. One of the suspects was arrested that night after a police chase in Hartford, Connecticut. Two others were arrested several days later in New Jersey and the other two, including the suspect who shot Constable Madden, fled the country. The suspects were committing the robbery in order to obtain money to bail out two brothers who were in jail in New Jersey for the murder of Patrolman William Gudehus, of the Hoboken Police Department, on October 10, 1918. The gang was also suspected of being involved with the murders of an unidentified railroad detective and an unidentified night watchman in New Jersey.
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