We remember Police Matron Phyllis M. Meyers who gave her life in service to the people of Niagara County 52 years ago today
On June 15, 1970, Matron Meyers was working her final shift before retirement in the women’s detention block in the Niagara County Jail. While transporting an inmate from one cell to another, two teenage inmates escaped and began to attack Matron Meyers with a glass coffee mug. They placed a pillow over her mouth to muffle her screams, and tried to escape out an opening that was significantly smaller than they thought. Unable to leave as planned, the inmates called for help. Matron Meyers was rushed to Lockport Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Matron Meyers was a 27-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office.
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