Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch Friday, December 28, 1934
Add to My HeroesRaymond V. Sinclair
Officer Raymond Sinclair was injured when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle that attempted to make a left turn on Bladensburg Road, NE, at Queens Chapel Road.
Officer Sinclair was in the process of passing the vehicle on the left at the time of the collision. He died the next day from his injuries.
Eight years earlier, in 1926, Officer Sinclair made 3,482 arrests and got convictions in all but 13 of them.
Officer Sinclair was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for nine years. He was survived by his wife.
Bio
- Age 39
- Tour 9 years
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Motorcycle crash
- Incident Date Thursday, December 27, 1934
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View all 11 ReflectionsOfficer Sinclair,
On today, the 90th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army during World War I.
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