Owen Coleman

Hollywood Police Dept. — Hollywood, FL

Felonious

End of Watch January 24, 1926

Age 25

Tour of Duty 4 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Police Officer Owen Coleman was shot and killed as he and two other officers served a warrant at the Wilhelm Farm on the Davie-Dania Road, three miles west of Dania. They had arrested the subject and were walking him to their car when several other men came out of the home and started fighting with the officers. Officer Coleman was fatally shot during the struggle. Four men were charged with his murder. The charges were dismissed when the grand jury failed to return a true bill of indictment. Officer Coleman had only served with the Hollywood Police Department for four months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Coleman served with the Hollywood Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hollywood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Coleman.

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

Agency

Department Hollywood Police Dept.

Location Hollywood, FL

Platform Identity hpd.broward.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 24, 1926

Tour of Duty 4 mo

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Charges dismissed

Police Officer Owen Coleman is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Hollywood Police Dept., 4 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Hollywood Police Dept.

of 8 officers

50% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious