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Chief of Police

Elmer Ritner Hollenbaugh

Newville Borough Police Department — Newville, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch July 10, 1941

Age 43

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police Elmer Hollenbaugh suffered a heart attack while arresting three juveniles who had broken into a warehouse.

He was transporting the three boys to the police station when he became ill and unable to drive further. Several passersby took him to a nearby doctor's office where he collapsed. He was pronounced dead several minutes later.

Chief Hollenbaugh had served with the Newville Borough Police Department for four years and had previously served as a constable in the borough for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, three brothers, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Hollenbaugh gave the Newville Borough Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Hollenbaugh.

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

Agency

Department Newville Borough Police Department

Location Newville, PA

Platform Identity nbpd.cumberland.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 10, 1941

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Chief of Police Elmer Ritner Hollenbaugh 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%.

Newville Borough Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elmer Ritner Hollenbaugh'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 Elmer Ritner Hollenbaugh Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service