RICHARD ALLEN THOMAS

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 62-W: 29
Department: Washington, Pennsylvania, P.D.
End of Watch: May 26, 1922
Cause: SHOT
Age: 42
Years of Service: 3
Description: Police Officer Thomas was on patrol when he was ambushed and shot by his nephew-in-law. The suspect had been recently arrested for theft and implicated in a murder and he blamed Officer Thomas. Officer Thomas was shot in the head and died at the scene.
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