Roll of Honor
Incident
Shot dead while attempting to arrest an armed and mentally deranged prisoner who had escaped.
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213 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Parish Constable Prestowe served with the Aldermanbury Parish.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Parish Constable Samuel Prestowe 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 ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel Prestowe's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel Prestowe Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Prestowe is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.