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Adolph Kreidler
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Sergeant

Adolph Kreidler

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO
Felonious
United States flag Missouri flag
End of Watch September 28, 1931
Age 56
Tour of Duty 31 yrs
The Vigil Panel 139 · Column 4 · Line 9 ›
Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 175

Incident

Sergeant Adolph Kreidler was shot and killed when he attempted to intervene in a robbery on a city bus at Grand Boulevard and Osceola Street. He had just gotten off duty and was still wearing his badge when another man got on and sat down. When the bus conductor attempted to collect the man's fare the man produced a revolver and quietly held the conductor at gunpoint. Sergeant Kreidler overhead the transaction and decided to try to overpower the man in order to not endanger the other bus riders. As he attempted to disarm the suspect the man shot him in the leg and head. The suspect jumped from the bus and fled but was later arrested. The 30-year-old man confessed and was sentenced to life in prison. The suspect died in prison of pneumonia on November 7, 1937.

Survivors

Sergeant Kreidler had been with the agency for 31 years and was survived by his wife and daughter.

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31 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Kreidler gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Kreidler.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 28, 1931
Tour of Duty 31 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Adolph is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1931, 221 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 5th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Adolph was 56. 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. Adolph had served 31 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Adolph among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Adolph Kreidler

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch September 28, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-W

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