Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch Saturday, March 14, 1936
Add to My HeroesPaul W. Jones
Detective Sergeant Paul Jones was killed in an accident when his police vehicle struck a tree while on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard at College Heights, Maryland.
He was en route to the reform school in Jessup, Maryland, to question a prisoner.
Sergeant Jones was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI. He had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 25 years and assigned to the Robbery Squad. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Bio
- Age 55
- Tour 25 years
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
- Location Maryland
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View all 12 ReflectionsRest in peace Detective Sergeant Jones.
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