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Incident
Police Chief William Rader succumbed to head injuries sustained two weeks earlier while attempting to arrest a mentally ill subject in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards in Conway.
Despite suffering a head injury during the arrest he continued working in the following day. He was admitted to a hospital on June 14th, 1935. His condition continued to worsen and he died as a result of the head injury on June 29th, 1935, at his home.
Chief Rader was survived by his wife, daughter, brother, and five sisters.
Survivors
Chief Rader was survived by his wife, daughter, brother, and five sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Rader served with the Conway Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Conway community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Rader.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Chief of Police William Howard Rader 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 97,772 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Howard Rader's cause is highlighted.
How William Howard Rader Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Howard Rader was killed by person.
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