Fred P. Widn

Death by Force

On October 11, 1908, Fredrich P. “Fred” Widmann, a 30-year-old night patrolman with the Waterloo Police Department in Waterloo, Iowa, was fatally shot while performing his duties. Widmann, known as a gentle giant, was patrolling his beat on the north side of East 4th Street, an area that included the stretch from Water to Mulberry and into the residential area, when he encountered burglars at the rear door of the Coburn bicycle shop.

The incident occurred in an alley behind East 4th ...Read More

Patrolman Fred P. Widmann