Patrolman Michael English

Syracuse Police Department

Date of Death: September 22, 1935

At approximately 4:00 A.M. on September 22, 1935, Patrolman Michael English was on motorcycle patrol, traveling eastbound on Hiawatha Boulevard, followed closely by his partner, Patrolman George Kiggins. English had nearly cleared the intersection at Van Rensselaer Street when a car driven by Joseph Sands abruptly turned left and struck him. Patrolman Kiggins rushed to the wrecked motorcycle but did not see his partner. Guided by English’s groans in the darkness, he found him lying nearly 25 feet away in an adjacent field. Patrolman Michael English died of his injuries at 8:45 P.M. that evening.