Kingston PD mark 96th anniversary of officer’s death

KINGSTON – It was 96 years ago on
Saturday that Patrolman James Lawrence died. The Kingston city officer
succumbed to a stab wound he had sustained the day before.

Lawrence attempted to arrest a drunken man who was creating a disturbance
when he was stabbed. The officer was able to fire a warning shot at him.

The police department noted that Lawrence was the second Kingston officer
to die in the line of duty.