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| Name : Foster, Michael | Rank: Sgt. |
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| Shield #: ? | Command: 004 Patrol District | |||
| Date of Death: 1851-08-04 | Cause of Death: Stabbed | |||
| On Saturday morning, August 2, 1851, at approximately 1AM a group of sailors from the American Schooner, ?Habana? were having a dispute with a bartender in the ?Porter-house? (Bar & Restaurant) of Christopher Lilly on Water St. Ptl. Prendergast of the 4th Patrol District, attempting to restore order, was assaulted. Sgt. Foster came to his aid. He was stabbed by one of the sailors and died two days later. | ||||
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| Is this the first officer who died in the line of duty? God bless you in heaven, at least you are in good company. | ||||
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| rest in peace. | ||||
— sjs Posted: November 2, 2006, 5:18 pm |
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| I hope the sailor drowned after this incident, R.I.P. Bro | ||||
— A fellow Sgt Posted: January 3, 2009, 5:24 am |
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Those who bloom in the hearts of others never fade away  |