Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Blair MacGovern was shot and killed by unidentified men after being ambushed shortly before midnight. He had just come on duty and was talking with two friends when they noticed a car stopped on the street at Chester Pike and Cook Avenue. Thinking the car was disabled, Patrolman MacGovern approached it. As he did so a man standing on the running board opened fire, fatally wounding him. No suspects were ever identified or charged. Patrolman MacGovern was a U.S Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Glenolden Borough Police Department for one month.
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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.
Patrolman MacGovern served with the Glenolden Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Glenolden 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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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Blair MacGovern served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Blair MacGovern is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.6 percentage points below the national rate of 53.9%.
At Glenolden Borough Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Blair MacGovern's cause is highlighted.
How Blair MacGovern Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Blair MacGovern is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Blair MacGovern was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Blair MacGovern served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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