Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer John Arnold succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on December 12th, 1948, as he approached a suspect choking a woman in an ally called Little Pine Street near Argyle Avenue and Biddle Street (modern-day Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard). On March 22, 1949, the suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On December 14, 1950, he killed himself by cutting his throat at the Maryland Penitentiary. Officer Arnold had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 27 years.
Survivors
He was survived by three children and 10 grandchildren.
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27 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Arnold gave the Baltimore City Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Arnold.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John W. Arnold 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore Police Department, 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John W. Arnold's cause is highlighted.
How John W. Arnold Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John W. Arnold is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John W. Arnold was killed by gun.
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