- Ogden City Police Officer Joseph H. Quigley was shot to death
July 12, 1935 by two men he surprised in the act of stealing gas from a
car. Officer Quigley's killers were later arrested in Willard, Utah and
given long prison sentences.
Hired as a residential patrolman to patrol the southeast end of the city, Joseph H. Quigley had completed his rounds and was being driven home by two other officers when they came upon three men attempting to steal gasoline from a parked car. Quigley jumped out of the police car and gave chase, then jumped into the rear seat of a roadster which had been parked nearby as it sped away. The other officers heard three shots and returned to find Quigley's lifeless body in a pool of blood at 23rd Street and Monroe. From her home, Edith Quigley heard the shots which ended her husband's life. At the time of his death, 35-year-old Quigley had been a residential patrolman for four years. His four children ranged in age from 2 to 10, and Edith gave birth to a daughter the month following his death.
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A complete story is found in Robert Kirby's book "End of Watch - Utah's Murdered Police Officers 1858-2003" available in bookstores
- This page, along with the State Memorial at Utah's Capitol, is maintained by the Utah Peace Officers Association in behalf of Utah's Fallen Officers - may we never forget their ultimate sacrifice
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