Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch Thursday, September 10, 1891
Add to My HeroesAdolphus C. Constantine
Officer Adolphus Constantine drowned after falling overboard into the Potomac River while assigned to the police patrol boat.
The patrol boat had been detailed to pull a barge owned by Senator John Kenna, of West Virginia, to a point near Indian Head, Maryland. The boat was returning to the District of Columbia when Officer Constantine fell overboard near Stump Neck, Maryland, at approximately 8:00 pm.
His body was not recovered for several days.
Officer Constantine had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for almost seven years. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 38
- Tour 7 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Drowned
- Location Maryland
Most Recent Reflection
View all 9 ReflectionsNo passage of time will ever erase your service and sacrifice.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)
September 10, 2020
Recent LODD Deaths
Lieutenant Jeff Bain
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: January 3, 2021
Correctional Officer David A. Christensen
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: December 29, 2020
Lieutenant John Reynolds
Garden Grove Police Department, CA
EOW: January 17, 2021
Corrections Officer Joseph A. Martini
Ulster County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: January 17, 2021
Police Officer Arturo Villegas
Alamo Police Department, GA
EOW: January 10, 2021
Deputy Sheriff Jon Melvin
Grant County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: December 11, 2020
Deputy Sheriff Adam Gibson
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: January 18, 2021
Police Officer Brandon Stalker
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: January 18, 2021
Police Officer Jay Hughes
Kalispel Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: January 6, 2021