Officer Raymond V. Sinclair, Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Raymond V. Sinclair

Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

End of Watch Friday, December 28, 1934

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Raymond 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

motorcycle crash

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Officer 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.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

December 28, 2024