Kettering Police Department officer died on duty 49 years ago today

Paul John Metzger died on April 3, 1972 in a crash as he was responding to a shoplifting call.

Paul John Metzger died on April 3, 1972 in a crash as he was responding to a shoplifting call.
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By Micah Karr
April 3, 2021
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Kettering Police Patrolman Paul John Metzger died in a crash 49 years ago today while on duty.

Metzger was killed in 1972 while he was responding to a shoplifting call. His patrol car hydroplaned on a wet road at West Dorothy Lane and Patterson Boulevard and struck a vehicle, according to his Officer Down Memorial Page.

The Kettering Police Department shared a post on their Facebook Page remembering Metzger.

We remember

Posted by Kettering Police Department on Saturday, April 3, 2021

Metzger was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. He had served with the Kettering Police Department for just under three years. He was 28 when he was killed, his Officer Down Memorial Page said.

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