Joseph Edward Keene

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Accident

End of Watch November 1, 1938

Age 50

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Chief Engineer Keene succumbed to injuries one week after he fell while on duty. He broke three ribs. Chief Engineer Keene was taken to the U.S. Marine Hospital in Baltimore where he remained until he contracted pneumonia. He died as a result of the injuries.

Chief Engineer Keene was assigned the Marine Unit.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Engineer Keene served with the Baltimore City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Engineer Keene.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1938

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Fall

Chief Engineer Joseph Edward Keene is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

34.4% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident