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Police Officer

Patrick J. Crowley

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Veteran → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch September 13, 1976

Age 26

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge 3614

The Vigil Panel 117 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 570

Incident

Police Officer Patrick J. Crowley was shot and killed when he and other officers conducted a narcotics raid at a residence at 6243 South Aberdeen Street. As Officer Crowley reached the porch and announced that he was a police officer, an armed assailant fired and mortally wounded Officer Crowley. The 27-year-old suspect was apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to 500 to 1,000 years in prison. He died in prison in 2020. Officer Crowley was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and mother.

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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.
Police Officer Crowley gave the Chicago Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago 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 Chicago Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chicago, Cook County, IL

Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 13, 1976

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 26

Badge Number 3614

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Patrick J. Crowley served in the U.S. Army (1965â1966) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Patrick J. Crowley 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chicago Police Department, 396 of 571 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department

396

of 571 officers

69.4% Felonious

IL — Statewide

842

of 1,318 officers

63.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious