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1934-07-23 Porter Ross
Patrolman Ross Porter

Entered Division of Police
March 27, 1922
Died In the Line of Duty
July 23, 1934

Patrolman Ross Porter entered the department March 27, 1922.  On May 23, 1934, while making an emergency run, the car in which he and Patrolman Uhlan Boystel were riding collided with another auto and then struck a building.  Patrolman Porter died in St. Francis Hospital exactly two months later of injuries received in the crash.  Officer Boystel was not injured in the accident.