George Kaltenberger
Detective Sergeant

George Kaltenberger

Colorado Springs Police Department — Colorado Springs, CO
Accident
End of Watch June 12, 1941
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male

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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Permanent identifier
BO-US-CO-3476A84F
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Last updated
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

Type Other
Location Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO
Platform Identity cspd.elpaso.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 12, 1941
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

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.

Colorado Springs Police Department
4
of 13 officers
30.8% Accident
CO — Statewide
101
of 360 officers
28.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,787 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Kaltenberger's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How George Kaltenberger Compares

Years of Service
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Kaltenberger is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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