Officer
Richard Vance Reeves
End
of Watch: Wednesday, October 2, 1957
Born: February 12, 1924
On
September 24, 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.
Officer Reeves had been
with the Kansas City Police Department for
three years and was survived by his wife
and son.
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