Carl J. Carlson
Salt Lake City Police Department
Date of death: March 9, 1929


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Salt Lake PD Officer Carl J. Carlson died March 9, 1929, approximately 12 hours after sustaining a basal skull fracture during a South Temple Street vice raid. Carlson and other officers were moving a barrel of mash when it landed on Carlson's foot, causing him to jump back and strike his head against a wall. He was later found incoherent and clinging to a post for support. He died a short time later in the hospital.

Source: SLC Police PMAA / Museum Oct99
 

 
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