Memorial to Officer George Carmichael


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Officer George Carmichael was killed in the line of duty and died on January 7th, 1928
Officer George W. Carmichael is one of two Cisco Police Officers who lost his life during the infamous Santa Claus Bank Robbery on December 23,1927. Officer Carmichael was shot in the alley next to the bank, which was then located at 708 Avenue D. (later renamed Conrad Hilton Ave.)

Carmichael suffered a gunshot wound to the brain and remained hospitalized for over two weeks before he died. A state historical marker has been placed at the sight of the robbery and Officer Carmichael has been enshrined in the Texas Peace Officer's Memorial in Austin, Texas and in the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial in Washington, D.C. He was 60 years old and was laid to rest in the Oakwood Cemetery in Cisco, Texas.

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