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Richard Nicolas Callwood
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Police Officer

Richard Nicolas Callwood

Virgin Islands Police Department — Charlotte Amalie, STI
Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch December 29, 1980
Age 34
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
The Vigil Panel 123 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 14

Incident

Police Officer Richard Callwood was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest a robbery suspect.

Officer Callwood was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and recipient of the Bronze Star. He had served with the Virgin Islands Police Department for eight years.

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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 Callwood gave the Virgin Islands Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte Amalie 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 Virgin Islands Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Charlotte Amalie, STI
Platform Identity vipd.stthomas.vi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 29, 1980
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Military Service

Richard Nicolas Callwood served in the U.S. Army (1966–1969) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Richard Nicolas Callwood 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 STI, 10 of 16 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this state's fallen. That is 62.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Virgin Islands Police Department, 10 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Virgin Islands Police Department
10
of 15 officers
66.7% Felonious
STI — Statewide
10
of 16 officers
62.5% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Nicolas Callwood's cause is highlighted.

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

How Richard Nicolas Callwood Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Nicolas Callwood is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Richard Nicolas Callwood was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Military Service

Richard Nicolas Callwood served in the U.S. Army (1966–1969) before joining law enforcement.

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