Anthony Tekulve

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH

Felonious

End of Watch July 9, 1924

Tour of Duty 16 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Acting Detective Anthony Tekulve succumbed to gunshot wounds received two weeks earlier when he and a companion attempted to arrest two men who had been terrorizing citizens with a revolver at 670 Carr Street in Cincinnati. Officers returned fire and one of the suspects was struck and killed. Another officer was also shot by the suspects. He returned to duty four months later. The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and executed in the electric chair on February 20, 1925. Acting Detective Tekulve had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for 16 and half years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son, who also served with the Cincinnati Police Department.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Acting Detective Tekulve gave the Cincinnati Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Acting Detective Tekulve.

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

Agency

Department Cincinnati Police Department

Location Cincinnati, OH

Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 1924

Tour of Duty 16 yrs 6 mo

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender Executed in 1925

Acting Detective Anthony Tekulve is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Cincinnati Police Department, 63 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.

Cincinnati Police Department

of 106 officers

59.4% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious