KCPD Memorial Lest We Forget
Honoring the Fallen
Officer
Richard Vance Reeves
Kansas City, MO Police Dept
EOW: Wednesday, October 2, 1957
Age: 33
DOB: February 12, 1924
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Cause: Vehicular | MC

On September 21, 1957 at approximately 2:55 p.m., Officer Reeves was traveling eastbound on 9th Street at Prospect when a truck ran the red light from the south and struck Officer Reeves' motorcycle, sending the officer to the hospital with severe head injuries and several broken bones. Officer Reeves died from his injuries on October 2, 1957 at Mennorah Hospital.

Officer Reeves, 33, had been with the Kansas City Police Department for three years and was survived by his wife, Ethel Reeves, and son. Interment was at Mound Grove Cemetery.

Article by Brent Marchant

Kansas City Police Memorial