Charles J. Callemyn

Durham Police Department — Durham, NC

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch February 17, 2007

Age 33

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 6

Incident

Police Officer Charles Callemyn was killed in a single-vehicle crash while responding to back up another officer on a traffic stop.

He lost control of his vehicle on Holloway Street and struck the underpass of Highway 70 at approximately 3:00 a.m.

Officer Callemyn was a United States Marine Corps and U.S. Army Reserve War on Terror veteran who had served with the Durham Police Department for two years and had previously served with the Duke University Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Callemyn gave the Durham Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Durham community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Durham Police Department

Type Other

Location Durham, Durham County, NC

Platform Identity dpd.durham.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 17, 2007

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Charles J. Callemyn served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Charles J. Callemyn is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen. That is 30.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Durham Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Durham Police Department

of 7 officers

42.9% Accident

NC — Statewide

205

of 664 officers

30.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident