Robert D. Lester End of Watch: March 21, 1844 Age: 0 Rank: Sheriff Agency: Crawford County Sheriff's Office Years of Service: Unknown County: Crawford Location on Memorial: III Personal Information Sheriff Lester is the first know Wisconsin law enforcement officer to die in the line of duty. Sheriff Lester was killed in 1844, four years before Wisconsin became a state in 1848. Incident Surrounding Death Sheriff Lester was traveling by canoe returning from official business upriver when he was shot from the bank. Back