Roll of Honor
Erwin Mondeau
Incident
Deputy Constable Erwin Mondeau was shot and killed as he and another constable attempted to arrest a man on a bench warrant in Bursonville.
The subject had been arrested for robbery and was out on bail when the bench warrant was issued. When the constables arrived at his home, he refused to go with them. The man's wife then told the officers she would give them five minutes to leave the home. As the officers attempted to talk the man into accompanying them, the wife suddenly yelled that time was up, threw hot water on them, and yelled at her husband to shoot them.
The man opened fire, striking Deputy Constable Mondeau in the heart and the other constable in the head, wounding him. The couple then fled the house. The woman was eventually arrested and subsequently convicted of second-degree murder. She died at Norristown State Hospital in 1923. The husband was never apprehended.
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Deputy Constable Mondeau served with the Pennsylvania State Constable.
Thank you for your service to the Doylestown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Constable Erwin Mondeau 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 Pennsylvania State Constable - Bucks County, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Erwin Mondeau's cause is highlighted.
How Erwin Mondeau Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Erwin Mondeau is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Erwin Mondeau was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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