Marcelo Cacho-Pares
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Sergeant

Marcelo Cacho-Pares

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Accident
End of Watch July 9, 1960
Age 43
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Marcelo Cacho-Pares was killed when the patrol car he was driving while transporting a prisoner was struck by a motorcycle without lights. The car went out of control and turned over.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cacho-Pares served with the Puerto Rico Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cacho-Pares.

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

Agency

Location San Juan, 127
Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 1960
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Marcelo Cacho-Pares 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 127, 85 of 388 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Puerto Rico Police Department, 77 of 364 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.2% of this agency's fallen.

Puerto Rico Police Department
77
of 364 officers
21.2% Accident
127 — Statewide
85
of 388 officers
21.9% 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. Marcelo Cacho-Pares'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 Marcelo Cacho-Pares Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marcelo Cacho-Pares is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897