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Incident
Police Officer Calvin Rodwell was shot and killed by an armed suspect near the intersection of Aisquith Street and Fayette Street. He was working a part-time job as a cab driver when his fare suddenly produced a pistol, ordered him from the cab, and stole it along with his cash bag. Minutes later Officer Rodwell stopped another cab for help. Unbeknownst to him, the man who committed the robbery was in the back seat returning the borrowed gun to the other cab driver. When the cab stopped the man shot him. The subject was arrested and charged with murder. The cab driver who lent him the gun was also charged with murder. Officer Rodwell was participating in a program the Baltimore City Police Department created to allow off duty officers to work as cab drivers in an attempt to prevent robberies of cabbies. Officer Rodwell had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 13 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Rodwell gave the Baltimore City Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Rodwell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Calvin M. Rodwell is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore Police Department, 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Calvin M. Rodwell's cause is highlighted.
How Calvin M. Rodwell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Calvin M. Rodwell is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Calvin M. Rodwell was killed by handgun.
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