Appointed – August 29, 1912
End of Watch – June 24, 1919
On the evening of Monday, June 23, Motorcycle Officer George A Woessner was responding to an accident at 16th Street and Chicago Avenue where a hit-and-run driver had struck and killed a streetcar conductor as he stepped off his streetcar and then driven through the crowd of passengers of disembarking passengers.
Officer Woessner was at 22nd Avenue South and Lake Street when he swerved to miss a car driving the wrong way. He hit the curb and was thrown into a tree. He was killed instantly.
Officer Woessner was 36 years old and had been with the department for seven years. Before joining the motorcycle patrol, he was a patrol officer at the North Side Station.
Officer Woessner was survived by his wife. They lived at 1804 Park Avenue. His funeral was held at Snell’s Undertaking at 20th and Bryant Avenues North. He was buried at LaCrosse, Wisconsin on June 26, 1919.