Joseph G. Pudlick
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Patrolman

Joseph G. Pudlick

Minneapolis Police Department — Minneapolis, MN
Felonious
End of Watch February 4, 1972
Age 57
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Joseph Pudlick was shot and killed while assisting two Hennepin County deputies arrest a man on a mental commitment order at 2540 NE Quincy Street. The suspect was apprehended and initially sentenced to 40 years. The conviction was overturned by the Minnesota Supreme Court after he was found incompetent. He was subsequently committed to a statement mental hospital until his death. Patrolman Pudlick had served with the Minneapolis Police Department for 28 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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28 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Pudlick gave the Minneapolis Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Pudlick.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Platform Identity mpd.hennepin.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 4, 1972
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Joseph is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1972, 142 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 28th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Joseph was 57. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Joseph had served 28 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

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Minneapolis Police Department has 50 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

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Where

Patrolman Joseph G. Pudlick

Minneapolis Police Department · End of Watch February 4, 1972

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-W

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