Ernest F. Schwoeble

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch November 13, 1967

Age 26

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Badge 5927

The Vigil Panel 103 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Officer Schwoeble died of a heart attack after arresting one of three youths he caught raping a 38-year-old mother of 13 in an alley behind Uber Street. He had gotten a suspect in his patrol car when he collapsed. Officer Schwoeble was a four-year veteran of the force.

Survivors

Officer Schwoeble was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schwoeble gave the Philadelphia Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schwoeble.

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

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 13, 1967

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 26

Badge Number 5927

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Ernest F. Schwoeble is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 37 of 378 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.8% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

of 378 officers

9.8% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac