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Officer

Charles Craig Greenwald

Mobile Court Police Department — Mobile, AL

Felonious

End of Watch September 26, 1996

Age 34

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Charles Greenwald was shot and killed and another officer was shot and wounded after a man who set off a metal detector at Mobile Government Plaza pulled out a gun and started firing. The man shot Officer Greenwald, killing him. The suspect was shot and killed by a Mobile city police officer and another Mobile Court police officer. Officer Greenwald had served in law enforcement for over 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two young sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Greenwald gave the Mobile Court Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Greenwald.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Mobile Court Police Department

Location Mobile, AL

Platform Identity mcpd.mobile.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 26, 1996

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Officer Charles Craig Greenwald 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Mobile Court Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Craig Greenwald's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Charles Craig Greenwald Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Craig Greenwald is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Craig Greenwald was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518