Fallen Conshohocken Police Officer Honored in Ceremony [VIDEO]
Ninety-five years later, Officer Eugene Lucas was honored after being killed in the line of duty on his second day on the job
When Officer Eugene "Chic" Lucas climbed the steps of an apartment building at the corner of Fayette and Elm Streets in Conshohocken to serve an arrest warrant 95 years ago, there was no way he could have known those moments would be among his last. Lucas, 49, along with Officer Cliff Campbell, swung open the door of a third-floor apartment belonging to "Black Mike," a man wanted for Desertion and Intent to Kill, and found him sitting at a table eating his dinner. Lucas ordered Black Mike to put his hands in the air, but the criminal instead reached for his gun and fired three shots at the officers, one of which struck Lucas in the neck. The wounded officer managed to make it down the street to a doctor's office, but eventually succumbed …
vincent gibson
1:32 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
On Dec 26, 2010 my brother was supposed to work the 4pm - 12 pm shift when he did not show up at the dist the phila police dept sent a patrole car to check on my brother Sadly my brother Joseph was found dead in his home today i am on a mission to make sure that my brother Joseph is honored for his 14 yrs of service to the Phila Police dept and to make sure THAT jOSEPH IS NEVER FORGOTTON AND THAT… more ›