Albert Edward Matthies, a 27-year-old police officer from Arcadia, California, tragically lost his life on July 19, 1927. Officer Matthies was conducting a routine check on a vehicle parked on a side street when he was fatally shot. As he approached the car to speak with the driver, one of the passengers opened fire, resulting in his immediate death. This incident occurred near the intersection of Northview and Foothill in north Arcadia, shortly before midnight on July 18, 1927. Matthies, a Worl
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