Reserve Inspector Arthur Stanley Trentham

Appointed  1958, Fallen September 16th, 1963

Quick with a smile, Reserve Inspector Arthur Trentham was known for his optimistic view and love of life. As a young man during the First World War, he had served with the Seaforth Highlanders and was even part of the honour guard for the 1939 Royal Visit of King George V and Queen Elizabeth. By 1963 Trentham had been a dedicated member of the Vancouver Police Reserve for five years and was employed as a toll collector on the Oak Street Bridge. 

On September 16th, 1963, Inspector Trentham was directing traffic near Empire Stadium-Hastings Park before a BC Lions football game. Although it was night, the weather was clear, and there was good artificial lighting. Trentham was positioned at the intersection of Windermere St. and E. Hastings, wearing a full uniform which included orange reflective clothing and a red lens flashlight. 

At 8:05 pm Trentham was conducting traffic around a bus discharging passengers when a late model convertible car was travelling eastbound cut in front of the bus. Speeding at 56kph, the car hit Trentham, throwing his body eighty feet onto the hood of another vehicle. The convertible quick sped off, leaving Inspector Stan Trentham dead in the street.  

Four hours later George Pollock from North Vancouver, accompanied by his lawyer, turned himself into the Vancouver Police station, admitting to being the motorist that hit the officer. Pollock was charged with Criminal Negligence causing death.