Appointed – June 28, 1943
End of Watch – February 4, 1972
Officer Joseph G Pudlick was shot and killed while assisting two Hennepin County deputies arrest a man on a mental commitment order at 2540 Northeast Quincy Street.
The suspect was apprehended and he was subsequently committed to a state mental hospital until his death.
Officer Pudlick was assigned to the Second Precinct. He had been with the Minneapolis Police department for 28 years.
Officer Pudlick was survived by his wife, Arlene, and four children. His funeral was on Monday, February 7th, 1972 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and he was buried in Gethsemane Cemetery.