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Park Policeman

Charles "Hen" Crownshield

Harrisburg Park Police Department — Harrisburg, PA

Accident

End of Watch August 5, 1929

Age 26

Tour of Duty 3 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Park Policeman Charles Crownshield was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Fifth Street and Harris Street.

His motorcycle collided with a truck as both vehicles entered the intersection. Policeman Crownshield was transported to Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Policeman Crownshield had only served with the Harrisburg Park Police Department for three months and was one of the agency's first two police officers.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and three sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Policeman Crownshield served with the Harrisburg Park Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Harrisburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Policeman Crownshield.

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

Agency

Department Harrisburg Park Police Department

Location Harrisburg, PA

Platform Identity hppd.dauphin.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1929

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Park Policeman Charles "Hen" Crownshield 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%.

Harrisburg Park Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles "Hen" Crownshield'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 Charles "Hen" Crownshield Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

0.2