John Thomas King, Jr.

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Accident Veteran

End of Watch December 28, 1936

Age 42

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Badge 1124

The Vigil Panel 72 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Patrolman John King was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while walking his beat on Hoffman Street. As he was crossing Hoffman Street and Caroline Street, a vehicle hit him and then struck another car. The driver and his passengers carried Patrolman King into St. Joseph's Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries the next day. The driver was charged with manslaughter. He was acquitted despite the driver admitting that he was at a tavern and drank beer before the crash. Patrolman King was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 13 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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 King gave the Baltimore City Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore 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 Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 28, 1936

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 42

Badge Number 1124

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

John Thomas King, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman John Thomas King, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

34.4% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident