Roll of Honor
John Joseph Plunkett
Incident
Patrolman Plunkett suffered a fatal heart attack while handling a disturbance call. Patrolman Plunkett had served with the Jenkintown Borough Police Department for 15 years. He had previously served with the United States Army during World War I.
Survivors
Patrolman Plunkett was survived by his wife and three children.
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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.
Patrolman Plunkett gave the Jenkintown Borough Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jenkintown 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
John Joseph Plunkett served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman John Joseph Plunkett is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Joseph Plunkett's cause is highlighted.
How John Joseph Plunkett Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John Joseph Plunkett is highlighted in Mar.