Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Patricia Calderon drowned when she fell into Salado Creek, near I-10 and Coliseum Drive while chasing a suspect through thick brush at about 2:00 a.m. The subject and his brother were suspected of stealing several cartons of cigarettes from a local store and fled on foot after Patrolman Calderon and another officer stopped their car. Patrolman Calderon was the first female officer from the San Antonio Police Department to die in the line of duty. She had served with the agency for five years.
Survivors
She was survived by her husband and child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Calderon gave the San Antonio Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Calderon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Patricia R. Calderon 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At San Antonio Police Dept., 22 of 64 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patricia R. Calderon's cause is highlighted.
How Patricia R. Calderon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patricia R. Calderon is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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