Lieutenant C. Frank Faircloth, Goldsboro Police Department, North Carolina

Lieutenant C. Frank Faircloth

Goldsboro Police Department, North Carolina

End of Watch Monday, September 19, 1960

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C. Frank Faircloth

Lieutenant C. Frank Faircloth and Patrolman Mahlon Parks were killed in an automobile crash during a high-speed pursuit of a bootlegging suspect.

Their vehicle struck an embankment near the Stevens Mill Bridge and then crashed into the water.

The suspect they were chasing was charged with manslaughter, but the charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence.

Lieutenant Faircloth had served with the Goldsboro Police Department for 18 years.

Bio

Age 53
Tour 18 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Automobile
Offender Charges dropped

vehicle pursuit, single vehicle crash

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I was just a small boy when "uncle Buddy" was killed. He promised to take me for a ride in his police car the next time I came to Goldboro. I lived in Fayetteville. He was my grandmother's brother on my fathers side.

Kenneth D. Sullivan DMD
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February 14, 2025