Owen Mulgrew
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Special Officer

Owen Mulgrew

Accident
End of Watch July 18, 1904
Age 48
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Officer Owen Mulgrew died in St. Paul, Minnesota, after falling approximately 25 feet from the Rice Street bridge onto the railroad tracks below.

Another officer was sent to locate him after he failed to check-in. It is believed he was climbing over the retaining wall to walk down to the tracks when he fell.

Officer Mulgrew had served with the Great Northern Railway Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and several children.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Mulgrew gave the Great Northern Railway Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Mulgrew.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Saint Paul, MN
Platform Identity gnrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 18, 1904
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Officer Owen Mulgrew is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 28.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Great Northern Railway Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Great Northern Railway Police Department
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
MN — Statewide
84
of 293 officers
28.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Owen Mulgrew's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Owen Mulgrew Compares

Age at Death
48
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Owen Mulgrew is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location