Incident
Chief Warren Kramer was struck by a vehicle and killed when he stepped off a curb into the street. He was searching for lost property at the time of the incident. Chief Kramer was a wounded veteran of the Spanish-American War. He also served Hatboro Borough as the sewer clerk, building inspector, health officer and cared for the fire apparatus.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Kramer served with the Hatboro Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hatboro community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Warren M. Kramer served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Warren M. Kramer 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Warren M. Kramer's cause is highlighted.
How Warren M. Kramer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Warren M. Kramer is highlighted in Oct.