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Officer

Horace Callaghan

Prospect Park Borough Police Department — Prospect Park, PA

Felonious

End of Watch December 21, 1940

Age 58

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Officer Callaghan was struck and killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic on Chester Pike near Stewart Avenue.

Survivors

Officer Callaghan had been with the agency for 15 years and was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Callaghan gave the Prospect Park Borough Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prospect Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Callaghan.

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

Agency

Department Prospect Park Borough Police Department

Location Prospect Park, PA

Platform Identity ppbpd.delaware.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 21, 1940

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Not available

Officer Horace Callaghan 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 Prospect Park Borough Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Prospect Park Borough Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Horace Callaghan'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 Horace Callaghan Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Horace Callaghan is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Horace Callaghan was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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