Patrolman
Joseph Lavender
Entered
Division of Police
April 29, 1913
Died In
the Line of Duty
June 26, 1913
Patrolman
Joseph Lavender, the seventh officer killed in the line of duty, entered the
department April 29, 1913
and died June 26, 1913,
two months later. He was struck from behind by a streetcar at Broad and
Mitchell Streets and pushed in front of the car for 20 feet. He suffered a
crushed chest and head injuries and died without regaining consciousness a few
minutes after he was taken to Mt. Carmel Hospital.