Sheriff Joe E. Tucker, Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

Sheriff Joe E. Tucker

Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

End of Watch Tuesday, May 2, 1950

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Joe E. Tucker

Sheriff Joe Tucker was killed in an airplane crash when the single-engine aircraft ran out of gas seven miles north of Greeley, Nebraska.

Sheriff Tucker was transporting the wife of an inmate home to Minnesota from Pueblo after a visit to the jail when the crash occurred. Sheriff Tucker was piloting the aircraft he owned. The passenger also died in the crash.

Sheriff Tucker was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office for two years. He was survived by his wife.

Bio

Age 38
Tour 2 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Aircraft accident
Location Nebraska

transport

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Sheriff Tucker,
On today, the 75th 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 in the Pacific fighting the Japanese during World War II. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

May 2, 2025