Officer John P. Looney - St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept. - MO - True Life Hero

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John P. Looney
- Sep. 03, 1900 -

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St. Louis. Metro Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	St. Louis MO, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Sep. 03, 1900
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 41 yrs. of age
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Dept:	St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept. - MO 1915 Olive St. Louis, MO 63103 USA (314)444-5309
County:	St. Louis city
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Officer
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Accident - Human
Weapon Class:	Unknown
Agency URL:	Click Here
On The Job:	7 years

Bio: Not Available

Survived by:

Wife
and two children.

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	St. Louis, MO USA Mon. Sep. 03, 1900
Summary:	Officer John Looney and Officer Nicholas Beckman were electrocuted while attempting to use call boxes on their beats. Earlier in the evening a power line consisting of 3200 volts had crossed onto the police call box circuit at Eight and Carr Streets. The crossing of the wires caused the current to go through the call boxes. Officer Beckman was electrocuted at the call box on 18th Street between Washington Street and Carr Street. Officer Looney was electrocuted at the call box at 12th and Morgan Streets. Officer Michael Burke died of his injuries one year later. Thirteen other officers were also injured in the incident.
Source:	Website Click
Related:	Nicholas F. Beckman