Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Peter Dillon was electrocuted when he came in contact with a charged wire that he was attempting to remove from the street, at the intersection of Ohio Street and East Street, at approximately 3:00 am.
The wire was an uninsulated, abandoned wire that broke and fell across a live wire, giving it a charge. Patrolman Dillon was attempting to push it off of the street with his nightstick when the wire slipped and came in contact with his hand. He was killed instantly as a result of the shock.
Patrolman Dillon had served with the Allegheny City Police Department for approximately three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Dillon gave the Allegheny City Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Peter P. Dillon 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%.
At Allegheny City Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter P. Dillon's cause is highlighted.
How Peter P. Dillon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter P. Dillon is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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