Roll of Honor
Burnell Imhoff
Incident
Chief of Police Burnell Imhoff succumbed to injuries sustained five days earlier in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Main Street and Custer Avenue. He had taken evasive action to avoid striking a vehicle that had also entered the intersection. His motorcycle left the roadway and struck a restaurant, causing fatal injuries. He was first taken home and then transported to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he remained until succumbing to his injuries. Chief Imhoff was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the New Holland Police Department for 2-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was the agency's first police chief and was survived by his wife and three daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Imhoff gave the New Holland Borough Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Holland community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Burnell Imhoff served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Burnell Imhoff 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Burnell Imhoff's cause is highlighted.
How Burnell Imhoff Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Burnell Imhoff is highlighted in Jun.