Calvin M. Rodwell
Police Officer

Calvin M. Rodwell

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Felonious
End of Watch September 22, 1973
Age 34
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
Badge 1869
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Calvin Rodwell was shot and killed by an armed suspect near the intersection of Aisquith Street and Fayette Street. He was working a part-time job as a cab driver when his fare suddenly produced a pistol, ordered him from the cab, and stole it along with his cash bag. Minutes later Officer Rodwell stopped another cab for help. Unbeknownst to him, the man who committed the robbery was in the back seat returning the borrowed gun to the other cab driver. When the cab stopped the man shot him. The subject was arrested and charged with murder. The cab driver who lent him the gun was also charged with murder. Officer Rodwell was participating in a program the Baltimore City Police Department created to allow off duty officers to work as cab drivers in an attempt to prevent robberies of cabbies. Officer Rodwell had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 13 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Rodwell gave the Baltimore City Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Rodwell.

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

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Type Other
Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 22, 1973
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
Age 34
Badge Number 1869
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Calvin 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 1973, 171 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 17th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Calvin was 34. 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. Calvin had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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

Baltimore Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Calvin among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Calvin M. Rodwell

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch September 22, 1973

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-W

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