Adolpf G. Karpinsky
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Patrolman

Adolpf G. Karpinsky

Minneapolis Police Department — Minneapolis, MN
Accident
End of Watch May 22, 1941
Age 46
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Karpinsky succumbed to injuries received almost two months earlier when he was struck by a vehicle at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street Northeast. He had been released from the hospital but had to return when his condition worsened. He succumbed to the injuries two days after being re-admitted.

Survivors

Patrolman Karpinsky had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Karpinsky gave the Minneapolis Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Karpinsky.

— 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 May 22, 1941
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Adolpf is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1941, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Adolpf was 46. 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. Adolpf had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

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

Across the years

Patrolman Adolpf G. Karpinsky

Minneapolis Police Department · End of Watch May 22, 1941

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-E

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