Roll of Honor

Prev Next

Sergeant

Samuel Harrison Hewitt

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch April 23, 1947

Age 46

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Badge 165

The Vigil Panel 83 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 377

Incident

Sergeant Samuel Hewitt and Officer James Quigley were shot and killed following a pursuit of a stolen vehicle. When the vehicle they were pursuing crashed at the intersection of Stenton Avenue and Sedgewick Street, the suspect fled on foot, then opened fire on Officers as they pursued him, killing Sergeant Hewitt and Officer Quigley. The suspect was convicted of both murders and sentenced to life in prison. He was released from prison in 1972 and, two years later, murdered his foster mother. He was sentenced to life in prison for that murder as well. Sergeant Hewitt was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three grown children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-PA-0BD13564
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Samuel. Claim this record.

Also honored at salute.nw — U.S. Army. One record, 2 gates. Samuel is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

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.
Sergeant Hewitt gave the Philadelphia Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 23, 1947

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 46

Badge Number 165

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Samuel Harrison Hewitt served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

View full service record on salute.nw →

Sergeant Samuel Harrison Hewitt 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

162

of 378 officers

42.9% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious