Patrolman

John Tegge

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Accident
End of Watch December 6, 1889
Age 67
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman John Tegge succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he fell in a street.

Patrolman Tegge had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for a combined 13 years. He was predeceased by his wife.

He is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetary in Price Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio.

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137 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Tegge gave the Cincinnati Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 6, 1889
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
Age 67
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1889, 4 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 145th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 67. 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. John had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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

Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, John among them.

Across the years

Patrolman John Tegge

Cincinnati Police Department · End of Watch December 6, 1889

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 44-W

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