Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Kaiser Bartecki was shot and killed as he and several other officers attempted to arrest a man who had tried to murder a woman earlier in the day. The man had met the woman 6 weeks earlier in New York City, New York, and had become obsessed with her. He had proposed to her several times and was rejected each time. After following the woman to Toledo and being turned down again, he shot the woman three times, seriously wounding her. The woman later died. Detective Bartecki and two other officers located the man about an hour later at 324 Kosciusko Street in Toldeo. Detective Bartecki chased him around the back of the home, where he was shot once in the chest and killed. The suspect fled the scene but was apprehended at a railroad depot a short time later while trying to buy a ticket back to New York. He was charged with first-degree murder. The 32-year-old suspect was convicted of Detective Bartecki's murder and sentenced to death. On February 9, 1916, his sentence was commuted to life. Soon afterward, he started showing signs of insanity and was transferred to the Lima State Mental Hospital. Detective Bartecki had served with the Toledo Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Patrolman Bartecki gave the Toledo Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Patrolman Bartecki.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Patrolman Kaiser Bartecki 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Toledo Police Department, 25 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 78.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kaiser Bartecki's cause is highlighted.
How Kaiser Bartecki Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kaiser Bartecki is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Kaiser Bartecki was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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