Jay Close

Death by Force

Jay D. Close, a 21-year-old constable from Dundee, New York, tragically lost his life on December 24, 1910. Close had been deputized by the sheriff to arrest a man who was causing chaos on Union Street. The suspect, described as a crazed drunk, was terrifying residents by firing his shotgun into their homes. As Constable Close pursued the suspect into a house he had broken into, the suspect shot Close in the head, resulting in his immediate death. This incident marked a violent and untimely end ...Read More

Sheriff unveils officers' monument - Dundee Observer

Reflections for Constable Jay D. Close, Dundee Police Department ...