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Napanee Police
Constable
Richard A. Beard
Napanee Police
August 28th, 1921
Age: 51
Years of Service: Age 51 at the time of his death, married with 5 children, Richard had been a police officer for 4
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Circumstances
Cst. Beard was the night watchman for the Town of Napanee. While on his usual patrol of the town he found someone attempting to break into the rear of a merchant’ s store on Dundas Street. He walked down the alley and came upon three suspects lurking in the shadows. A shot was heard and upon the inspection of the alley by members of the public they found Richard dead from a gunshot. His weapon still in the holster. A few months later Kingston Police arrested three brothers for a string of drug store robberies and the wounding of one of their officers. They were later tried and convicted of the murder of Constable Beard.
Napanee Police
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Richard A. Beard
1921
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