Clarence B. Campbell

New Castle Police Department — New Castle, PA

Felonious

End of Watch May 23, 1932

Age 44

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Badge 18

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Patrolman Clarence Campbell was shot and killed while escorting a bank employee with $23,000 from one bank to another. As soon as they arrived at the Mahoning Trust Company located adjacent to the Liberty Hotel at 8:30 a.m., one of four men removed a sawed-off shotgun from a box and killed Patrolman Campbell while the other two took the money. A fourth man pulled up with the get-a-way car. The robbery took less than one minute. Several pictures of possible suspects were shown to bank employees and others who witnessed the shooting, with negative results. Then, on February 13, 1934, the witnesses were shown a picture of a man they said could very well be one of the suspects. That man was John Dillinger, shot and killed by FBI agents in Chicago on July 22, 1934. Another subject confessed to the crime but was never charged. Patrolman Campbell had served with the New Castle Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Campbell gave the New Castle Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Castle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Campbell.

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

Agency

Department New Castle Police Department

Location New Castle, PA

Platform Identity ncpd.lawrence.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 23, 1932

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 44

Badge Number 18

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender At large

Patrolman Clarence B. Campbell 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At New Castle Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

New Castle Police Department

of 6 officers

66.7% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious