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Former Anderson police chief dies after hornet attack

Posted at 3:12 PM, Oct 05, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-05 15:12:30-04

ANDERSON – The former chief of the Anderson Police Department, Larry Crenshaw, died Sunday after a hornet attack.

According to a post by the Edgewood Police Department, Crenshaw was hunting Sunday and stirred up a hornet's nest. He was stung multiple times and suffered a heart attack due to the lack of oxygen.

Crenshaw served as chief from 2012-16 before moving to detective.