Appointed – January 1, 1904
End of Watch – February 2, 1928
Officer Albert Anderson was mortally injured just four blocks from his own home while trying to save the lives of others imperiled by a runaway horse.
The horse, drawing an ice wagon, had been left unattended by the driver at 24th Avenue and Fillmore Street Northeast.
Suddenly, the horse took off running.
When Officer Anderson attempted to stop the horse he was knocked down and the horse stepped on him puncturing his abdomen.
Officer Anderson died later that day at St. Barnabas hospital.
Officer Anderson was 53 years old. He had served on the Minneapolis Police Department for 24 years. He was a widower and lived at 1922 Fillmore Street Northeast.
Officer Anderson was interred at Hillside Cemetery on February 4, 1928.