Sgt. Thomas Kehoe #900
| Name: | Kehoe, Thomas W. |
| Star: | 900 |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| District / Unit: | 016 District (Jefferson Park) |
| End of Watch: | 23-Jun-1927 |
| Incident Details: |
Sergeant Thomas Kehoe and his partner were investigating an armed robbery in which the offender forcibly took a citizen's automobile. The officers canvassed the neighborhood and alertly noticed the gunman in the stolen car. When Sergeant Kehoe and his partner courageously attempted to make an arrest, an intense gun battle ensued in which both Sergeant Kehoe and his partner, Officer James Farley, were fatally wounded. |
Reflections
You may have passed many years before I was born, and came on the Chicago Police Dept., but you will never be forgotten. --Sgt. James Kehoe # 777, (Retired) 04/11/2008