Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph W. Boswell, San Francisco Police Department, California

Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph W. Boswell

San Francisco Police Department, California

End of Watch Tuesday, May 3, 1977

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Joseph W. Boswell

Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph Boswell was shot and killed when he interrupted a drugstore robbery at 2450 San Bruno Avenue.

Three suspects had taken the five drugstore employees hostage. When Patrol Special Police Officer Boswell visited the drugstore at 9:00 pm, the suspects shot him twice with a 12-gauge shotgun and once with a handgun.

Patrol Special Police Officer Boswell had served as a special officer for 20 years. He was survived by his two sons, a brother, a sister, and four grandchildren.

Bio

Age 53
Tour 20 years
Badge 2645

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun; 12 gauge
Offender At large

robbery

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it brings me too tear when I think of Joe today. my father passed may 25, 2010 . my dad worked as special police for over 45 years. joe and my dad were like bothers. we saw him like a uncle as my dad Conrad Bowman was adopted. He had gotten joe too work as a special police for ingleside police station. my dad lived right across the police station road on san jose ave. I am sure many people who come too know Joe they knew he was a kind and caring man and loved working as a special police officers and my dad loved it too serving san francisco. I see those shooters are still at large and the years passed I am sure they come to the end of their lives or they are locked up in prison for doing more crimes. Justice will be served as Joe been in peace for 48 years. san francisco lost a great officer and my dad went on working 45 years and retired for san francisco special police officer: conrad bowman . I am conrad bowman daughter. we loved joe .

estella bowman

August 19, 2024