Roll of Honor
George Kaltenberger
Incident
Detective Sergeant Kaltenberger was accidentally shot in the abdomen. While at work in the city's police station, now the old City Hall building, Detective Kaltenberger's own .45-caliber automatic dislodged from his holster, fell to the floor, and discharged.
He died one day after his 24th anniversary of his appointment to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
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- September 9, 2026
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Sergeant Kaltenberger gave the Colorado Springs Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Kaltenberger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant George Kaltenberger is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.
In CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 28.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Colorado Springs Police Department, 4 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Kaltenberger's cause is highlighted.
How George Kaltenberger Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Kaltenberger is highlighted in Jun.
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