Timothy Kelleher

Pennsylvania State Police — Harrisburg, PA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch September 14, 1907

Age 29

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 86

Incident

Private Tim Kelleher was stabbed while off duty after responding to a woman's calls for help in Comru Township. While en route to the Reading barracks, he saw two men beating a young woman and went to her rescue. One man stabbed Private Kelleher in the side, killing him. Both suspects were apprehended. One was executed and the other was sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. Private Kelleher was a United States Army Cavalry veteran in the Philippine War and served with the Pennsylvania State Police for less than two years. He was assigned to Troop C, Reading, present-day Troop L, Reading. Private Kelleher was born in Ireland and had served with the Boers in their War against the English before enlisting in the United States Army and was survived by his father and two brothers. He is buried at Cavalry Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Survivors

Private Kelleher was born in Ireland and had served with the Boers in their War against the English before enlisting in the United States Army and was survived by his father and two brothers.

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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.
Private Kelleher gave the Pennsylvania State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania State Police

Location Harrisburg, PA

Platform Identity pasp.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 14, 1907

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Offender Executed

Military Service

Timothy Kelleher served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Private Timothy Kelleher 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 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 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Pennsylvania State Police, 34 of 87 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 39.1% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania State Police

of 87 officers

39.1% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious