Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Gleason was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man in a hotel room on Wyoming Avenue. Captain Gleason and another officer went to the hotel room where a man wanted for robbery in Binghamton, New York, was supposed to be. When the other officer knocked on the door the suspect jumped from his room window to a fire escape where Captain Gleason was standing guard. The suspect and Captain Gleason exchanged gunfire killing each other. Captain Gleason served with the Scranton Police Department for 24 and a half years. He was a widower and survived by his daughter.
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Gleason gave the Scranton Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Scranton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Gleason.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Albert Gleason 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%.
At Scranton Police Department, 6 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Gleason's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Gleason Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Gleason is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert Gleason was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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