Probationary Clarence Roscoe Cummings

Death by Force

Probationary Police Officer Clarence Roscoe Cummings, aged 25, tragically lost his life on March 25, 1904, in Detroit, Michigan. Officer Cummings was responding to a domestic disturbance at a home on Saint Joseph Street near Grandy Street. Earlier that evening, the suspect had threatened to kill his wife and locked her out of their home. The wife, seeking help, went to the local police station but was advised to secure a warrant at Police Circuit Court. On her way back, she encountered Officer C ...Read More