OTTO ALBERTSON
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 55-E: 2
Department: Poughkeepsie City, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: December 21, 1916
Cause: FIRE
Age: 55
Years of Service: 18
Description: Police Officer Albertson collapsed and died of a cerebral apoplexy hours after discovering a fire at the local tailor shop and sounding the alarm. Officer Albertson and fellow officers were charged with maintaining the fire lines and crowd control. Officer Albertson completed his shift at 4:30 and went home. Two hours later, Officer Albertson died of a cerebral apoplexy as he slept.
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