In the line of duty, Police Officer Joe Reynolds, a 48-year-old male, tragically lost his life on a Sunday, June 14, 1959, in Augusta, Georgia. An 18-year veteran of the Augusta Police Department, Officer Reynolds was responding to a domestic dispute that had escalated to a break-in at a residence in the 1900 block of Wrightsboro Road. A woman had called for help, reporting that her estranged husband had forced his way into her home.
Upon their arrival, Officer Reynolds and his partner we
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