Saturday, October 6, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: October 6

October 6, 1933 – Duluth Police Sergeant David A. “Butchart was struck and killed by a vehicle while searching for an 8-year-old boy who had been abducted. The boy was sleeping in the back of his parent's car when it was stolen. As Sergeant Butchart was searching cars in Gary [New Duluth] he was struck and killed. The driver of the vehicle was charged with manslaughter. Sergeant Butchart had been with the agency for 34 years.”
http://www.odmp.org/officer/2603-sergeant-david-a-butchart

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