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Resided:
CO, USA
Born:
Unk
Fallen:
Mar. 22, 1920
Race/Sex:
Caucasian Male
Agency
Dept:
Boulder County Sheriff's Office
CO
USA
Dept. Type:
County/Police
Hero's Rank:
Undersheriff
Sworn Date:
Unk
FBI Class:
Crash
Weapon Class:
Vehicle
Bio: Not Available
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender:
No Info
Location:
CO
USA
Mon. Mar. 22, 1920
Summary:
Undersheriff Stretcher and Chief Lawrenc Bass, of the Boulder Police Department, were killed in an automobile accident while responding to a fire. The Buick they were driving was only two days old and was the department's first police car. As they entered the intersection of 19th and Pearl Streets they collided with the city's first fire truck. Chief Bass and a civilian occupant of the police car were killed in the accident. Undersheriff Stretcher, also an occupant of the vehicle, succumbed to his injuries four days later.
