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Chief of Police

William Howard Rader

Conway Borough Police Department — Conway, PA

Felonious

End of Watch June 29, 1935

Age 48

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Chief William Rader succumbed to head injuries sustained two weeks earlier while attempting to arrest a mentally ill subject in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards in Conway.

Despite suffering a head injury during the arrest he continued working in the following day. He was admitted to a hospital on June 14th, 1935. His condition continued to worsen and he died as a result of the head injury on June 29th, 1935, at his home.

Chief Rader was survived by his wife, daughter, brother, and five sisters.

Survivors

Chief Rader was survived by his wife, daughter, brother, and five sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Rader served with the Conway Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Conway community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Rader.

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

Agency

Department Conway Borough Police Department

Location Conway, PA

Platform Identity cbpd.beaver.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 29, 1935

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Assault

Weapon Person

Chief of Police William Howard Rader is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

Conway Borough Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Howard Rader's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How William Howard Rader Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Howard Rader is highlighted in Jun.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Howard Rader was killed by person.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518