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Lieutenant

William F. McAndrew

Carbondale Police Department — Carbondale, PA

Felonious

End of Watch January 18, 1913

Age 42

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Lieutenant William McAndrew succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier when he was attempting to arrest a member of a gang in Dickson City. The suspect was executed by hanging on December 3, 1914. The execution was the state's last hanging before switching to the electric chair. Lieutenant McAndrew had served with the Carbondale Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother and wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant McAndrew gave the Carbondale Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Carbondale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant McAndrew.

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

Agency

Department Carbondale Police Department

Location Carbondale, PA

Platform Identity cpd.lackawanna.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 18, 1913

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Executed in 1914

Lieutenant William F. McAndrew 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%.

Carbondale Police Department

of 1 officers

100% 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. William F. McAndrew'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 William F. McAndrew 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

Executed in 1914

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William F. McAndrew is highlighted in Jan.

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. William F. McAndrew was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518