Roll of Honor
Albert Sydney Moore
Incident
Location: Virginia Weapon: Person Offender: Charges dropped
Police Officer Albert Moore drowned in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Virginia, after being pushed or thrown off of a floating derrick docked at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's berth 12.
Other officers began searching for him after he failed to report in at 8:00 pm and again at 9:00 pm. Investigators believed that he had interrupted the larceny of supplies from the derrick and a massive search to drag the river was undertaken. Officer Moore's body was located near the South Norfolk Bridge two weeks later on December 1, 1930.
Two brothers who lived on a houseboat near the shipyard were arrested in August 1931 and charged with Officer Moore's murder after telling their sister shortly after Officer Moore went missing that they had thrown a man into the river after being caught stealing. A federal grand jury failed to return a true bill and both brothers were released.
Officer Moore was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his brother and sister.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Moore gave the United States Department of Defense 6 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Albert Sydney Moore served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Albert Sydney Moore is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Sydney Moore's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Sydney Moore Compares
Offender Outcome
Charges dropped
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Sydney Moore is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert Sydney Moore was killed by person.