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Harry Clester
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Policeman

Harry Clester

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Felonious
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End of Watch December 6, 1921
Age 29
The Vigil Panel 99 · Column 3 · Line 20 ›
Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 239

Incident

Policeman Harry Clester and Policeman W. Brett were shot and killed while transporting six subjects to the police station. The two officers had stopped a car containing the six men and decided to take them to the station for further questioning. One officer drove the suspects' car while the other officer followed behind them. During the drive the suspects shot the officer driving their car. When the other officer stopped the police car to see what happened he was shot too. Five suspects were apprehended 12 days later and the sixth committed suicide after being tracked to the desert and surrounded. Two of the suspects that were apprehended were hung at San Quentin Prison on April 21, 1924.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Clester served with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Clester.

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

Agency

Department Los Angeles Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 6, 1921
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Harry is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1921, 248 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harry was 29. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Los Angeles Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Harry among them.

Across the years
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Where

Policeman Harry Clester

Los Angeles Police Department · End of Watch December 6, 1921

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-E

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