Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer John McCarthy was killed when his vehicle was struck by a streetcar at 9 p.m. at the intersection of SE Eighth Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard. Officer McCarthy had served with the Portland Police Bureau for five years. He was survived by his fiancee. The couple was to be married 10 days later.
Survivors
He was survived by his fiancee.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer McCarthy gave the Portland Police Bureau 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Portland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer McCarthy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John J. McCarthy 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Portland Police Bureau, 16 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John J. McCarthy's cause is highlighted.
How John J. McCarthy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John J. McCarthy is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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