Politics & Government

City Of Raleigh: Remembering Fallen Officers James W. Allen And James G. Lee

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Nov 29, 2021

On Thursday, Dec. 5, 1968, Officers Allen and Lee were called to help two detectives with a narcotics arrest. As the officers approached the intersection of Yadkin and Currituck Drives, Officer Lee attempted to veer to the right to miss an oncoming vehicle. Instead, his police car was struck and slammed into a utility pole.  Both officers were thrown from their vehicle.  

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