Patrolman
Charles Louis Glafcke
Michigan City Police Department
Sunday, December 14, 1930
Age: 58
Served: 20 years
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Michigan City Police Department

Incident Details

Cause of Death
Gunfire
Date/Time of Incident
Sunday, December 14, 1930
03:15 am
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
Franklin and Harrison streets, Michigan City
Incident County
LaPorte
Incident Township
Michigan
Weapon Used
Gun (unknown type)
Suspect Disposition
Executed in 1931
Burial Place
Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City
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   Patrolman Charles Glafcke was shot and killed by a vagrant on the city's south side while waiting for a patrol wagon to arrive.

   He was taken to St. Anthony Hospital where he died three and a half hours later.

   The 26-year-old suspect was captured after a three-hour chase in the winter snow.

   He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. On June 24, 1931, he was executed by electrocution at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.

   Patrolman Glafcke was widowed and survived by his daughter, two sons and brother.



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