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Lawrence P. Bass
- Mar. 18, 1920 -
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Resided: |
Boulder CO, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Mar. 18, 1920 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 49 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Boulder Police Dept. - CO
1805 33rd Street Boulder, CO
80301 USA (303)441-3333 |
County: | Boulder |
Dept. Type: | Municipal/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Chief |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Crash |
Weapon Class: | Vehicle |
Agency URL: | Click Here
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On The Job: |
21 years
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
Boulder,
CO
USA
Thu. Mar. 18, 1920
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Summary: |
Chief Bass and Undersheriff William Stretcher, of the Boulder County Sheriff's Department, were killed in an automobile accident while responding to a fire.
The Buick they were driving was only two days old and was the department's first police car. As they entered the intersection of 19th and Pearl Streets they collided with the city's first fire truck.
Chief Bass and a civilian occupant of the police car were killed in the accident. Undersheriff Stretcher, also an occupant of the vehicle, succumbed to his injuries four days later.
Chief Bass was the first Boulder police chief and was the department's first officer to be killed in the line of duty.
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