Moses Harry Straus

Bethlehem Police Department — Bethlehem, PA

Accident

End of Watch June 3, 1932

Age 47

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

The Vigil Panel 64 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Captain Moses Straus was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic on William Penn Highway at the scene of a fire. He was waiting for the fire apparatus to arrive when the accident occurred. Captain Straus had served with the Bethlehem Police Department for 26 years, and had previously served as a patrolman for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Police.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and eight siblings.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-PA-01BC999C
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Moses. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

26 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Straus gave the Bethlehem Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Bethlehem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Straus.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Bethlehem Police Department

Location Bethlehem, PA

Platform Identity bpd.northampton.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 3, 1932

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Captain Moses Harry Straus is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Bethlehem Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Bethlehem Police Department

of 5 officers

60% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident