Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Anton Harnischfeger succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained in Garvanza three days earlier while he and a posse attempted to arrest a man wanted for assaulting a child.
The man was a hermit who lived in a hut along the Arroyo Seco and was collecting driftwood that washing onto his property as the result of heavy rain. A woman and her daughter who lived above him were also starting collecting the wood but were confronted by the man and told to stop. When the woman went into her house the subject attacked the girl, punching her and clubbing her.
A warrant was issued for the man's arrest and Constable Harnischfeger wen to the man's home to serve it along with several citizens. When the man came to the door he immediately shot Constable Harnischfeger in the forehead with a .38 caliber revolver, fatally wounding him.
The man fled into South Pasadena but was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with a pursuing posse of citizens.
Constable Harnischfeger had served as the Garvanza area constable for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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137 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Harnischfeger gave the Los Angeles County Constable's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Monterey Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Anton Harnischfeger 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Los Angeles County Constable's Office, 10 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anton Harnischfeger's cause is highlighted.
How Anton Harnischfeger Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Anton Harnischfeger is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Anton Harnischfeger was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
Incident Location
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