Incident
Police Officer Cecil Ingling was shot and killed when he attempted to take action during a robbery of a supermarket at 1927 Fairmount Avenue while off duty. Officer Ingling and his family were outside the market when they heard shots coming from inside. Two robbers opened fire over the heads of customers when an employee threw a can of food at them. His wife and two children, 15 and 13, watched helplessly as one of two robbers who ran from the supermarket shot him five times when Officer Ingling grabbed him as he ran from the market. As the two suspects fled in their stolen getaway car, driven by a third man, other officers pursued. As the car zoomed around a sharp curve, the car leaned over on two wheels, and one of the suspects fell out and was captured. The captured suspect, 32, was convicted of Officer Ingling's murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to life in 1955. All three suspects were ex-convicts. The two who got away, 22 and 32, along with three others, were wanted for the armed robbery of a New Orleans bank of $113,000.00 three weeks before the grocery store robbery. On January 20, 1948, FBI agents captured the youngest suspect in Chicago. He was returned to Louisiana to be tried for the robbery first. On March 6, 1948, the third suspect was captured in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also returned to Louisiana. On April 30, 1948, both were returned to Philadelphia after they were sentenced to serve 35 years in a Federal prison when and if they were ever released in Pennsylvania. On June 6, 1948, one was sentenced to death for Officer Ingling's murder. His sentence was commuted to life in 1954. He was released on May 8, 1971. In 1975 he was arrested in Stratford, New Jersey, for possession of illegal firearms and burglary tools and was to be sent back to Pennsylvania to finish his sentence. After 90 days in jail, he was released because the Governor forgot to sign the extradition papers. In 1978 he was sentenced to 17 years after he and four ot
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ingling gave the Philadelphia Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ingling.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Philadelphia Police Department has lost 379 officers; 163 of them killed feloniously.
Cecil is one of 598 officers killed feloniously in PA, 47.4% of the 1,262 remembered there.
Cecil is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Cecil is one of 17,622 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1947, 3 officers at Philadelphia Police Department were killed feloniously, the 10th heaviest of 88 years on record. The heaviest was 1919, with 7.
In 1947, 3 officers in PA were killed feloniously, the 61st heaviest of 152 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 16.
In 1947, 86 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 74th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1947, 87 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 78th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Cecil was 41. Of the 162 killed feloniously at Philadelphia Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 43; the middle age was 34.5. Cecil had served 12.5 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Cecil was 41. Of the 585 killed feloniously in PA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 37. Cecil had served 12.5 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Cecil was 41. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Cecil had served 12.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Cecil was 41. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Cecil had served 12.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
January holds 8.6% of these deaths at Philadelphia Police Department; September holds the most, 10.4%. Thursdays: 15.3%.
January holds 6.9% of these deaths in PA; September holds the most, 10.5%. Thursdays: 13.7%.
January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.
January holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Thursdays: 14.1%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 43% of all 379 deaths at Philadelphia Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 31.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 47.4% of all 1,262 deaths in PA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 27.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
His people
Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Cecil among them.
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William Baker Dec 27, 1851
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James Miller Aug 5, 1852
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Hiram Hammer Dec 21, 1853
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Jacob Albright Dec 25, 1853
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Thomas H. Snyder Sep 9, 1858
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Peter McKeever
Mar 25, 1861
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James Young Oct 14, 1868
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Dennis Sullivan Jun 14, 1870
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Lewis H. Lare Aug 21, 1872
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Daniel McGonigle Oct 9, 1872
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Henry O'Donnell Jul 4, 1876
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George McGonigle Feb 17, 1877
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Jacob Pennington Boyer
Mar 6, 1877
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Henry Lucas Mar 7, 1877
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William Henry Neinburg Jul 30, 1881
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George A. Jackson
Jun 23, 1887
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James L. Metz Sep 10, 1887
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William D. Johnston
Oct 3, 1887
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James Richard Taylor Jun 13, 1890
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Thomas W. Lawler Jun 21, 1891
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John Loughery Aug 2, 1891
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Elmer E. Findley
Dec 29, 1891
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James H. Kelly May 15, 1892
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James Proctor Sep 9, 1893
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John Chambers
Sep 12, 1894
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William Linder Feb 9, 1896
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Joseph Z. Nutter
Mar 4, 1896
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James M. Maher
Nov 14, 1896
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Francis Quinlan
Jun 19, 1898
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William H. Knecht
Jun 20, 1898
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Nathaniel Thomas Holt, Jr. Apr 9, 1900
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John J. Hallowell Sep 9, 1900
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Charles O. Conaway Nov 10, 1900
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John J. Ryan
Mar 22, 1902
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Edward George
Dec 27, 1902
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John J. Donovan
Sep 25, 1903
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James Moreland
Jun 29, 1904
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Elijah A. Brewer Nov 1, 1904
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Matthew J. Curran
May 26, 1905
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Frank L. Slaymaker
Jun 6, 1906
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Thomas A. Sheldon Jan 6, 1907
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August F. Brusius Feb 23, 1907
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John N. Blanford Jul 5, 1907
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Scott H. Shelley Jan 5, 1908
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Samuel B. Hamilton
Feb 28, 1908
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Thomas Arthur Gordon
Apr 9, 1908
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Edward V. Mooney Dec 19, 1908
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Robert Simons
Feb 17, 1909
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Daniel B. Clinton Apr 22, 1909
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James O'Brien Feb 4, 1910
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James William Stewart Mar 13, 1910
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William H. Weiss May 8, 1910
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John W. Lyons
May 13, 1910
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George Niel Barnett
Nov 28, 1910
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Morris Gelles
Dec 22, 1910
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Joseph Dolphin Feb 17, 1912
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Thomas Dowling
Jun 26, 1912
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David M. Simpson
Sep 21, 1912
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George W. Freeman Sep 24, 1912
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John Mann Aug 4, 1913
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Frank A. Sankey
Sep 18, 1914
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William D. Saunders
Dec 18, 1914
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James Maneely
Mar 25, 1915
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Harry E. Tucker
Apr 24, 1915
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Frank Clayton Hutton
Jan 9, 1916
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Vincent J. Moore Aug 11, 1916
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John F. Smith Oct 28, 1916
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Frederick John Weingard
Jul 23, 1917
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Frank J. McCartney
Aug 30, 1917
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George A. Eppley
Sep 19, 1917
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George L. Williams
Jan 9, 1918
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Charles Francis Dewees Jan 12, 1918
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Thompson Black
Jan 18, 1918
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James Wilson Jan 21, 1918
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Thomas J. McVay
Jul 28, 1918
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Thomas Millard Horlacher Sep 27, 1918
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Charles Rudolph Weber Sep 27, 1918
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Herman Joseph Spreng
Oct 3, 1918
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William F. McMenamin Oct 3, 1918
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John B. Feeley
Oct 4, 1918
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Charles Stewart Conner Oct 4, 1918
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William Sebastian Hendrickson Oct 7, 1918
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Joseph Robert Burns Oct 7, 1918
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George Mason Storey Oct 7, 1918
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William F. Wood Oct 8, 1918
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Edward J. Donnelly Oct 8, 1918
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Vasco Snow Oct 9, 1918
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Benjamin Kauffman
Oct 9, 1918
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Martin Joseph O'Brien Oct 9, 1918
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Thomas Durant Trott Oct 10, 1918
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Walter Scott Danley
Oct 11, 1918
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Howard H. Jolly
Oct 11, 1918
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Thomas James Ferguson Oct 11, 1918
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John Joseph Burns Oct 12, 1918
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Michael Edward Shortall
Oct 12, 1918
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Charles Huffman Kelley Oct 12, 1918
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Benjamin Kine Oct 12, 1918
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Martin R. Clark Oct 13, 1918
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Frederick Hofmann, Jr. Oct 13, 1918
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Joseph Michael Downs Oct 14, 1918
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William Edward Lacy Oct 14, 1918
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Patrick J. Whalen Oct 14, 1918
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John Diamond Oct 15, 1918
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John Paul Freiermuth
Oct 15, 1918
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John Aloysius Gaghan
Oct 15, 1918
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John D. Almenrader Oct 15, 1918
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John Edward Brewster Robinson Oct 16, 1918
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Robert Holmes Elliott Oct 18, 1918
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Charles Aloysius Prendergast Oct 20, 1918
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Walter Scott Bates, Sr.
Oct 21, 1918
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Frederick William Issel Oct 21, 1918
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Francis Joseph Robinson Oct 22, 1918
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Conklin Snow Oct 23, 1918
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John McManus Oct 25, 1918
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William James Ferguson Oct 27, 1918
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Robert John Bell
Nov 3, 1918
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James Orr
Nov 26, 1918
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Harry Harrison Morton, Sr. Nov 28, 1918
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Thomas McAnally Jan 21, 1919
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George Edward Garnett Jan 22, 1919
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-W
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