Roll of Honor
Pauline Ann Hunchar-Harness
Incident
Police Officer Pauline Hunchar-Harness died after falling from a metal staircase while on patrol at the Philadelphia International Airport. She was investigating a suspicious noise in a building and fell as she descended the staircase. She suffered a fractured skull as a result of the fall. Officer Hunchar-Harness had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hunchar-Harness gave the Philadelphia Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hunchar-Harness.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Pauline Ann Hunchar-Harness 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 Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Pauline Ann Hunchar-Harness's cause is highlighted.
How Pauline Ann Hunchar-Harness Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Pauline Ann Hunchar-Harness is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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