Incident
Officer Waldemar Jentzsch was killed while pursuing a speeding motorist. His motorcycle struck the rear of an automobile and smashed into a steel pole on Bayshore Boulevard near Portland Avenue.
Survivors
Officer Jentzsch had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Jentzsch gave the San Francisco Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Jentzsch.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
San Francisco Police Department has lost 106 officers; 35 of them lost to accidents.
Waldemar is one of 720 officers lost to accidents in CA, 39.2% of the 1,839 remembered there.
Waldemar is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Waldemar is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1937, 3 officers at San Francisco Police Department were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1937, 9 officers in CA were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 128 years on record. The heaviest was 1969, with 14.
In 1937, 95 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 10th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1937, 109 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 8th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Waldemar was 33. Of the 30 lost to accidents at San Francisco Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 30.3 and 40.5; the middle age was 36. Waldemar had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Waldemar was 33. Of the 690 lost to accidents in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 42.8; the middle age was 35. Waldemar had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Waldemar was 33. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Waldemar had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Waldemar was 33. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Waldemar had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 17.1% of these deaths at San Francisco Police Department; November holds the most, 17.1%. Saturdays: 22.9%.
December holds 7.9% of these deaths in CA; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 13.1%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33% of all 106 deaths at San Francisco Police Department, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 5.7% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 39.2% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 3.1% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 1.6% of these deaths.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 1.3% of these deaths.
His people
San Francisco Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Waldemar among them.
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Charles J. Coots Apr 26, 1877
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John Nicholson Feb 16, 1884
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Edwin J. Osgood Dec 17, 1886
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Alexander G. Grant
Sep 11, 1891
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Samuel W. Harper Dec 26, 1896
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William L. Burke
Mar 24, 1898
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Eugene C. Robinson
Jan 21, 1902
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Max Fenner
Apr 18, 1906
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James S. Cook
Sep 6, 1906
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George P. O'Connell
Nov 16, 1906
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Edward T. McCartney Sep 3, 1907
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William Henry Heins
Jun 4, 1908
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William J. Biggy
Nov 30, 1908
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Antone J. F. Nolting
Jan 8, 1909
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Hammersly McMurray Oct 15, 1909
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Theodore G. Canham
Dec 11, 1909
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Charles F. Castor
Nov 26, 1911
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Thomas Finnelly
Nov 27, 1911
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John J. Nolan Mar 19, 1912
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Charles H. Bates
Jul 26, 1912
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Byron C. Wood
May 4, 1913
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Harry L. Sauer Mar 10, 1914
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Edward Maloney
Apr 19, 1915
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Frederick Holmes Cook
Nov 26, 1915
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Thomas Deasy Jan 8, 1916
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Peter Hammond May 12, 1916
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John Joseph Moriarty
May 26, 1916
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Martin Judge Dec 14, 1916
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William F. Sheehan Jun 25, 1917
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John B. Hurd
Jan 28, 1918
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Antone Schoembs Nov 19, 1919
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James Gallagher
Feb 3, 1920
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James W. Horton Sep 19, 1920
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Lester Dorman
Dec 5, 1920
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Miles M. Jackson
Dec 5, 1920
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Thomas Hanna Jan 23, 1921
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Joseph Walsh Jul 4, 1922
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Timothy Bailey Aug 3, 1922
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Thomas S. Kelly
Jun 4, 1923
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Joseph G. Conroy
Nov 5, 1923
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Michael J. Brady Oct 5, 1924
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George Campbell
Apr 11, 1925
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Benjamin G. Root
Apr 1, 1926
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John J. Driscoll Jun 28, 1927
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Frederick Nuttman Dec 31, 1927
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Frederick N. Spooncer Nov 24, 1928
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John Malcolm Apr 29, 1930
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Charles Rogerson Nov 23, 1930
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Elmer C. Thoney Jan 1, 1931
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Charles W. King
Jun 7, 1931
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William E. Manning Jan 2, 1932
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Mervyn A. Reardon Jun 9, 1932
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Michael J. McDonald
Aug 26, 1933
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James H. Mann
Feb 26, 1934
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Harry A. Peshon
Jun 4, 1935
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Edward F. Flagler
Feb 8, 1937
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Albert W. Argens Feb 21, 1937
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Cornelius Brosnan Nov 15, 1937
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Waldemar L. Jentzsch Dec 25, 1937
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Walter O. Salisbury Jan 2, 1939
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Vincent P. Lynch Aug 30, 1941
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Timothy Ryan Feb 11, 1943
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Phillip T. Farshman
Mar 2, 1946
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William Lawrence Bowman
Jan 4, 1948
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Richard Scholz
Sep 18, 1948
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Robert Edward Walters Sep 26, 1952
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Dennis Bradley Oct 8, 1953
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Thomas John Guzzetti Jan 26, 1955
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Henry Joseph Eidler May 27, 1955
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Gordon Oliveira
Dec 30, 1955
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Joseph Emmett Lacey
Dec 30, 1956
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Robert J. Morey
Aug 8, 1958
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Barry Ronald Rosekind Aug 14, 1958
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William C. Long Aug 31, 1958
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James J. Mancusi, Jr.
Jun 18, 1965
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Herman L. George
Dec 16, 1967
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Peter F. McElligott
Jun 19, 1968
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Rene G. Lacau
Apr 15, 1969
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Joseph Brodnik
May 1, 1969
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Eric A. Zelms
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Brian V. McDonnell
Feb 18, 1970
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Richard Radetich
Jun 19, 1970
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Harold Hamilton
Oct 19, 1970
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Charles D. Logasa
Feb 11, 1971
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Arthur D. O'Guinn Jul 30, 1971
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John Victor Young
Aug 29, 1971
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Code William Beverly Jr.
Jan 28, 1972
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Michael Wayne Herring Sep 10, 1974
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Joseph W. Boswell
May 3, 1977
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Douglas E. Gibbs
Oct 1, 1977
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Robert Errol Hooper
Feb 9, 1978
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Vernon Dale McDowell Feb 21, 1981
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John S. Macaulay
Jul 16, 1982
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James William Bloesch
Aug 2, 1988
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John J. Blessing
Nov 14, 1989
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Isiah Nelson, III
Apr 14, 1990
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James Louis Guelff
Nov 14, 1994
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James Francis Dougherty
Jan 11, 2000
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Kirk B. Brookbush
Jan 11, 2000
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Jon Clifton Cook
Jun 12, 2002
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Brian Dominique Olcomendy
Jul 26, 2003
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Isaac Anthony Espinoza
Apr 10, 2004
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Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto
May 1, 2006
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Nick-Tomasito Birco
Jul 26, 2006
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Bryan Dennis Tuvera
Dec 23, 2006
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Jesse Lee Myrick
Aug 25, 2010
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