JOHN A STRUBLE
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Officer Rank: Chief of Police
Memorial Panel: 58-W: 27
Department: Clinton, Illinois, P.D.
End of Watch: July 14, 1910
Cause: SHOT
Age: 45
Years of Service: 1
Description: Chief Struble was shot as he attempted to arrest a burglar. Chief Struble and a fellow officer lay hidden as they conducted surveillance on a home that had been burglarized three times. Near midnight, a suspicious man entered the enclosed porch. The lawmen emerged and attempted to arrest the suspect. A struggle ensued, and the suspect drew a gun and shot Chief Struble in the head. He died several hours later. The suspect escaped.
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