Officer Albert Matthies was shot and killed while checking the occupants of a car that was parked on a side street. As he approached to speak to the driver one of the passengers opened fire, killing him.
Later investigation determined that the three suspects had stolen the vehicle and were preparing to rob a business when Officer Matthies approached them. The suspects were apprehended in Los Angeles the following day. They were all sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Matthies had served with the agency for six years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Bio provided by ODMP
The murder of Officer Matthies is memorialized at the following locations:
• Plaque memorial at Foothill Blvd/Northview Ave, Arcadia
• Los Angeles County Peace Officers Memorial, Whittier
• California Peace Officers Memorial, Sacramento
• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington DC
• The only Arcadia Police Officer to be killed in the line of duty is Albert E. Matthies. Officer Matthies was shot while detaining three young men near the intersection of Northview and Foothill in north Arcadia on July 18, 1927, shortly before midnight. Officer Matthies came upon the men inside a vehicle parked on Northview. The men were preparing to conduct a robbery at a business nearby. The rear seat passenger was Frank Miller. Miller pulled out a .45 cal handgun and shot at Matthies, striking him in the neck. Matthies died from the gunshot wound. Matthies died at 12:07 AM on July 19, 1927.
Later investigation determined that the three suspects had stolen the vehicle and were preparing to rob a business when Officer Matthies approached them. The suspects were apprehended in Los Angeles the following day. They were all sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Matthies had served with the agency for six years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Bio provided by ODMP
The murder of Officer Matthies is memorialized at the following locations:
• Plaque memorial at Foothill Blvd/Northview Ave, Arcadia
• Los Angeles County Peace Officers Memorial, Whittier
• California Peace Officers Memorial, Sacramento
• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington DC
• The only Arcadia Police Officer to be killed in the line of duty is Albert E. Matthies. Officer Matthies was shot while detaining three young men near the intersection of Northview and Foothill in north Arcadia on July 18, 1927, shortly before midnight. Officer Matthies came upon the men inside a vehicle parked on Northview. The men were preparing to conduct a robbery at a business nearby. The rear seat passenger was Frank Miller. Miller pulled out a .45 cal handgun and shot at Matthies, striking him in the neck. Matthies died from the gunshot wound. Matthies died at 12:07 AM on July 19, 1927.
Officer Albert Matthies was shot and killed while checking the occupants of a car that was parked on a side street. As he approached to speak to the driver one of the passengers opened fire, killing him.
Later investigation determined that the three suspects had stolen the vehicle and were preparing to rob a business when Officer Matthies approached them. The suspects were apprehended in Los Angeles the following day. They were all sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Matthies had served with the agency for six years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Bio provided by ODMP
The murder of Officer Matthies is memorialized at the following locations:
• Plaque memorial at Foothill Blvd/Northview Ave, Arcadia
• Los Angeles County Peace Officers Memorial, Whittier
• California Peace Officers Memorial, Sacramento
• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington DC
• The only Arcadia Police Officer to be killed in the line of duty is Albert E. Matthies. Officer Matthies was shot while detaining three young men near the intersection of Northview and Foothill in north Arcadia on July 18, 1927, shortly before midnight. Officer Matthies came upon the men inside a vehicle parked on Northview. The men were preparing to conduct a robbery at a business nearby. The rear seat passenger was Frank Miller. Miller pulled out a .45 cal handgun and shot at Matthies, striking him in the neck. Matthies died from the gunshot wound. Matthies died at 12:07 AM on July 19, 1927.
Later investigation determined that the three suspects had stolen the vehicle and were preparing to rob a business when Officer Matthies approached them. The suspects were apprehended in Los Angeles the following day. They were all sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Matthies had served with the agency for six years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Bio provided by ODMP
The murder of Officer Matthies is memorialized at the following locations:
• Plaque memorial at Foothill Blvd/Northview Ave, Arcadia
• Los Angeles County Peace Officers Memorial, Whittier
• California Peace Officers Memorial, Sacramento
• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington DC
• The only Arcadia Police Officer to be killed in the line of duty is Albert E. Matthies. Officer Matthies was shot while detaining three young men near the intersection of Northview and Foothill in north Arcadia on July 18, 1927, shortly before midnight. Officer Matthies came upon the men inside a vehicle parked on Northview. The men were preparing to conduct a robbery at a business nearby. The rear seat passenger was Frank Miller. Miller pulled out a .45 cal handgun and shot at Matthies, striking him in the neck. Matthies died from the gunshot wound. Matthies died at 12:07 AM on July 19, 1927.
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