True crime · 14.11.1919
The horse thief at Vahi farm
Before dawn on 14 November 1919 senior constable Peeter Vassil caught two horse thieves, still with the horses, on the fields of Raadi manor outside Tartu. The animals had been stolen that same night in Kodijärve parish. One thief got away. Vassil took the other to the nearby Vahi farm to ring Tartu for help. While he was on the telephone, the thief shot him in the head from behind. Vassil, born in Sangaste, was 39 years old and was buried in Tartu's Peetri cemetery. He is the second name on the list of police officers of the Republic of Estonia who died on duty. The pin marks Vahi approximately.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
14. novembri 1919 varahommikul tabas vanemkordnik Peeter Vassil Tartu lähedal Raadi mõisa väljal kaks hobusevarast koos hobustega. Loomad olid samal ööl varastatud Kodijärve vallast. Üks varas pääses põgenema. Teise viis Vassil lähedal asuvasse Vahi tallu, et sealt telefoniga Tartust abi kutsuda. Helistamise ajal laskis varas talle selja tagant kuuli pähe. Sangastes sündinud Vassil oli 39-aastane ja ta maeti Tartu Peetri kalmistule. Ta on teine nimi teenistuskohustuste täitmisel surma saanud Eesti Vabariigi politseiametnike loendis. Kaardinõel märgib Vahi kanti ligikaudselt.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Peeter Vassil; Politseileht, 1937. ↗