Assistant Chief Louis A. Sheets
1940 - 1969

29 years old
Tour of Duty: One Year
Died on February 12, 1969

Cause of Death:Automobile Accident

Date of Incident: Wednesday, February 11, 1969

Weapon Used : N/A

Suspect Info: N/A

Assistant Chief Sheets was a member of the Farmington Police Department. He joined the force in 1968, after working for the Davidson Rubber Co. in Farmington. He was a four-year veteran of the United States Air Force. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and was a member of the Strafford County Law Enforcement Association and the Lebanese Club in Dover.

On the evening of February 12, 1969, Assistant Chief Sheets was on patrol in his cruiser on Route 11 during a blizzard. He was fatally injured when his police cruiser collided with a dump truck.

Assistant Chief Sheets was taken to Frisbee Memorial Hospital in Rochester where he died the next morning from his injuries. He was 29 years old.

Assistant Chief Sheets was survived by his wife.