George Ross Dingwall

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Felonious

End of Watch January 27, 1919

Age 37

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Badge 318

The Vigil Panel 36 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Policeman George Dingwall and Policeman John Knox were shot and killed in a shootout with a maniac who had shot up the Philadelphia Rapid Transit power shops at 13th and Mt. Vernon streets, then emptied two pistols at his pursuers before being clubbed unconscious by a motorcycle policeman. The suspect, age 30, shot and killed another man, wounded five more, two seriously, who pursued him. He was adjudged insane and sent to the Fairview Hospital for the criminally insane where he died on September 10, 1965. Policeman Dingwall was a nine-year veteran.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Dingwall gave the Philadelphia Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dingwall.

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

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1919

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 37

Badge Number 318

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Died in mental hospital

Police Officer George Ross Dingwall 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 Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

162

of 378 officers

42.9% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious