Detective Sergeant George Kaltenberger

Detective Sergeant George Kaltenberger

Colorado Springs Police Department, Colorado

End of Watch Thursday, June 12, 1941

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George Kaltenberger

Detective Sergeant Kaltenberger was accidentally shot in the abdomen. While at work in the city's police station, now the old City Hall building, Detective Kaltenberger's own .45-caliber automatic dislodged from his holster, fell to the floor, and discharged.

He died one day after his 24th anniversary of his appointment to the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Bio

  • Age Not available
  • Tour 24 years
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
  • Incident Date Saturday, May 31, 1941

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Rest in peace Detective Sergeant Kaltenberger.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 18, 2020

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