Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Friday, October 6, 1922
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 5 years, 5 months
Badge Number: 1761
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 6, 1922
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Bartholomew Coen was killed when his car collided with a trolley near St. Agnes Hospital.
He was rushing an injured man to the hospital when he was struck. After the collision, Patrolman Coen insisted on taking the wounded man inside the hospital, where the officer died of his injuries.
Patrolman Coen had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for over five years. He was survived by his wife and three children.