Charles Joseph Maltese, Jr.

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 31, 1981

Age 23

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Badge 4210

The Vigil Panel 124 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 94

Incident

Officer Charles Maltese was killed when he was struck by a drunk driver southbound on North Stemmons Freeway south of Motor Street. He was working the scene of a previous fatal vehicle crash on Stemmons Freeway when a drunk driver swerved across the flare line and struck him, throwing him 147 feet. The driver, whose BAC was .25, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to ten years. Officer Maltese had served with the Dallas Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his fiancee and parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Maltese gave the Dallas Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Maltese.

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

Agency

Department Dallas Police Department

Location Dallas, TX

Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 1981

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 23

Badge Number 4210

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Sentenced to 10 years

Officer Charles Joseph Maltese, Jr. 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Dallas Police Department, 55 of 95 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.9% of this agency's fallen.

Dallas Police Department

of 95 officers

57.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious