Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Tuesday, December 7, 1965
Add to My HeroesRaymond Frank Lovett, Sr.
Officer Lovett died of a heart attack as he was bringing a number of gambling suspects into the Germantown Avenue and Haines Street station house. Officer Lovett was involved in a foot pursuit during an investigation at a restaurant at Wayne Avenue and Chelton Avenue.
Officer Lovett was a U.S Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 38
- Tour 14 years
- Badge 3124
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Heart attack
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