George V. Jacobs
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Police Officer

George V. Jacobs

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch July 15, 1966
Age 29
Tour of Duty 3 mo
Badge 7256
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer George Jacobs was shot and killed, and his partner was critically wounded by one of three men during a traffic stop on Snyder Avenue, near Broad Street. At 3:30 a.m., the two officers witnessed a driver running a red light. Officer Jacobs asked the driver, who had exited the vehicle, for his driver's license and registration. While reaching for his license, a 22-year-old subject in the car pulled out a gun and fired at both officers. The driver returned to the car and drove away. Five teenagers who were entering a nearby diner witnessed the entire incident. As the suspects fled, two witnesses chased them on foot, while a third witness used the police radio to call for help. Officer Jacobs and his partner were transported to St. Agnes Hospital, where Officer Jacobs succumbed to his wounds. The suspects crashed their car into a fence in front of a nursing home at 2025 Snyder Avenue and fled on foot. One was later apprehended, and the driver turned himself in. Police engaged in gunfire with the 22-year-old shooter after they trapped him on a house rooftop. He was shot twice and injured more when he fell off the rooftop. The suspect was charged with murder. His two companions, age 17, were charged with accessory after the fact. The suspect was determined to be incompetent, unable to stand trial, and sent to a mental institution. In 1976, he was deemed fit to stand trial, convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to 10 to 20 years. Officer Jacobs was a United States Marine Corps Veteran and served with the Philadelphia Police Department for three months, assigned to the 11th and Wharton Streets station.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Jacobs served with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1966
Tour of Duty 3 mo
Age 29
Badge Number 7256
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

Military Service

George V. Jacobs served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

George is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1966, 77 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 91st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

George was 29. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. George had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, George among them.

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Where

Police Officer George V. Jacobs

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch July 15, 1966

Military Service

George V. Jacobs served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

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