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Patrolman

Jerome M. McCauley

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch May 29, 1936

Age 37

Badge 6700

The Vigil Panel 71 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 570

Incident

Patrolman Jerome McCauley was shot and killed during a high-speed pursuit of five men who had robbed a produce company. One of the suspects broke out the back glass of their car and shot Patrolman McCauley through the head with a rifle at the intersection of Bloomingdale Road and Wood Street. Two of the suspects were convicted of Patrolman McCauley's murder and executed in the electric chair on October 21st, 1936. Patrolman McCauley was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWI.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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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.
Patrolman McCauley served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chicago, Cook County, IL

Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 29, 1936

Age 37

Badge Number 6700

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Military Service

Jerome M. McCauley served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Jerome M. McCauley is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chicago Police Department, 396 of 571 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department

396

of 571 officers

69.4% Felonious

IL — Statewide

842

of 1,318 officers

63.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious