Kazimer Wistert
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Sergeant

Kazimer Wistert

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Felonious
End of Watch June 7, 1927
Age 50
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Badge 247
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Kazimer Wistert was fatally wounded pursuing an armed robber. Sergeant Wistert was approached by a citizen who identified a man on the street who had committed a robbery. He followed the suspect into the hallway at 2204-06 Wilson Avenue. The armed offender suddenly turned around and fired a revolver, killing Sergent Wistert.

Survivors

Sergeant Wistert served for 20 years and was survived by his wife and four children.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Wistert gave the Chicago Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Wistert.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 7, 1927
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 50
Badge Number 247
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Kazimer 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 1927, 220 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 6th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Kazimer was 50. 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. Kazimer had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Kazimer among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Kazimer Wistert

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch June 7, 1927

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-W

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