Appointed – December 4, 1925
End of Watch – August 9, 1931
Officer Clayton Olson was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious man on East Lake Street. When he followed the man into an alley the suspect opened fire with a .45 caliber handgun, striking Officer Olson six times. Officer Olson died at the scene.
Officer Olson was 36 years old and had been with the Minneapolis Police department for nearly six years. He had served two years in France during World War One. Only one week before his death, he had used his war bonus money to make the first payment on a home at 5344 57th Avenue South.
Funeral services for Officer Olson were held at Crystal Lake Cemetery Chapel on August 11, 1931. He was survived by his wife and their 4-year-old daughter.
Photograph courtesy of Hennepin County Library