PATROLMAN CHARLES F. FINN
READING POLICE DEPARTMENT

End of Watch: May 11, 1905

Patrolman Charles F. Finn was shot and killed while chasing three men he caught burglarizinga grain store. He began to chase the three men when one suddenly turned and shot him in the abdomen with a revolver. The suspect was later apprehended and convicted of murder; he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.