unheralded hero
Police Officer edgar la venture
Death Classification: Line of Duty Death
Agency: Highland Park Police Department
Rank: Police Officer
Badge: Unknown
Served: 1 Year
Unit of Assignment / Detail: Traffic Enforcement - Motorcycle Patrol
Location of Incident (Present Day): Woodward and Glendale Avenues, Highland Park, Michigan
Cause of Death: Motorcycle Crash
Age at Time of Death: 27
Timeline
Date of Birth: 18 August 1892
Date of Appointment: Unknown
Date of Incident: 20 July 1920
End of Watch: 20 July 1920
Date of Interment: 22 July 1920
Unheralded Hero Investigation Began: 6 February 2021
Accepted By Agency: 25 November 2021
Approved By National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 2 February 2022
Interment Details
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemtery, Detroit, Michigan
Grave Location: Section 12 - Lot 558
Interment Disposition: Burial
Service
Military Service: United States Army
Memorial Details
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall: Panel 48 West Line 33
Officer Down Memorial Page: Listed
Memorial at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum: Not Listed
Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: Not Listed
Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial: Not Listed
Wayne County First Responders Memorial: Not Listed
Incident & Biographic Details
Patrolman Edgar La Venture was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Glendale Avenue.
A truck that was driving in front of him swerved and slowed unexpectedly. Patrolman La Venture jumped from his motorcycle in an attempt to avoid a collision but he slid into the path of an oncoming car and was fatally struck.Patrolman La Venture was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I and had served with the Highland Park Police Department for one year. He was survived by two sisters.