Elmer Cobb
Years of Service ~ 1923
Killed in the line of duty on November 19, 1923
When Elmer Cobb died, he had been with the Boulder Police Department one
year and was 45 years old.
Patrolman Cobb was shot and killed by unknown assailants while on his way to
work. He was walking from his home to headquarters just six blocks away when
he was attacked behind a billboard and shot execution style. His murder was
never solved due to Prohibition-era political corruption.
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