Roll of Honor
Richard Nicolas Callwood
Incident
Police Officer Richard Callwood was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest a robbery suspect.
Officer Callwood was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and recipient of the Bronze Star. He had served with the Virgin Islands Police Department for eight years.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Callwood gave the Virgin Islands Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte Amalie community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Richard Nicolas Callwood served in the Army (1966â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Richard Nicolas Callwood 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 STI, 10 of 16 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this state's fallen. That is 8.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Virgin Islands Police Department, 10 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Nicolas Callwood's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Nicolas Callwood Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Nicolas Callwood is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Richard Nicolas Callwood was killed by gun; unknown type.
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