U.S. Army · United States 
James Nerison
1933
James H. Nerison served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Police Officer James Nerison was shot and killed while he and three other officers attempted to arrest a man who was attempting to blow the safe at the Alhambra Theater, at the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Main Street. The man fled through a side door where an accomplice was waiting. They opened fire with sawed-off shotguns fatally wounding Officer Nerison as they made their escape. The men had just robbed two other theaters and had stolen a total of $2,500. They also shot and wounded a Los Angeles detective during one of the other robberies. The suspects were never apprehended. Officer Nersison was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Alhambra Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Alhambra Police Department
Police Officer
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