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Jake James McCullough Jr.
Incident
Chief of Police Jake McCullough succumbed to injuries sustained one month earlier in an automobile crash while following an ambulance to a hospital in Escanaba. The ambulance was transporting a child who had been hit by a car in Wilson. Chief McCullough was taking the child's parents to the hospital when his patrol car collided with a tractor-trailer in Escanaba several blocks away from the hospital. Chief McCullough was a U.S. Army veteran and had served as the Hannahville Tribal Police Department's chief since the agency's inception in 1974.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.
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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.
Chief of Police McCullough gave the Hannahville Tribal Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wilson community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jake James McCullough Jr. served in the U.S. Army (1960â1963) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Jake is the only officer of Hannahville Tribal Police Department remembered here.
Jake is one of 205 officers lost to accidents in NC, 30.9% of the 664 remembered there.
Jake is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Jake is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1981, 1 officer in NC was lost to accidents, the 51st heaviest of 90 years on record. The heaviest was 2018, with 7.
In 1981, 63 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1981, 81 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Jake was 35. Of the 194 lost to accidents in NC whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 46; the middle age was 35. Jake had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 5.4 years.
Jake was 35. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Jake had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jake was 35. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Jake had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 10.2% of these deaths in NC; September holds the most, 12.7%. Saturdays: 20%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Hannahville Tribal Police Department.
Accident deaths account for 30.9% of all 664 deaths in NC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Where
Military Service
Jake James McCullough Jr. served in the U.S. Army (1960–1963) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 48-W
What is kept
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