Constable Tony John Peaches

Tony John Peaches

Constable Tony Peaches succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained eight days earlier while pursuing a vehicle on Great Bridge Road (modern-day South Battlefield Boulevard), approximately three miles north of Hickory.

He observed the vehicle speed past a filling station in Hickory. Believing the vehicle was involved in bootlegging, he began to pursue it along with two companions. As he pulled alongside of it, the vehicle pulled in front of him and one of the occupants opened fire. One of the rounds struck Constable Peaches' companions and the other struck him in the head, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and strike a utility pole.

Constable Peaches was taken to a hospital in Norfolk where he died on February 26th, 1933.

The vehicle he was chasing was found burned the following morning near Oakwood.

Constable Peaches was the elected constable of the Washington District. He was survived by his wife.