Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer James Dunn and Police Officer Michael Neary were struck and killed by a Northern Central Railway train in the Jones Falls area while investigating reports of illegal swimmers. The officers were walking across the North Central Railway's railroad bridge between E Chase Street, E Eager Street, and Barclay Street when they were struck. Officer Dunn had served with the agency for 3.5 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 6-month-old son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Dunn gave the Baltimore City Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer James T. Dunn is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore Police Department, 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James T. Dunn's cause is highlighted.
How James T. Dunn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James T. Dunn is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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