Special Officer Charles E. Chitwood, St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Officer Charles E. Chitwood

St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch Monday, July 26, 1920

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Charles E. Chitwood

Special Officer Charles Chitwood was shot and killed in the rail yards between Cincinnati Avenue and Detroit Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

He was shot when he caught a man stealing produce from a boxcar and attempted to arrest him. The subject jumped onto a passing train that was leaving the city. It is unknown whether he was ever captured.

Officer Chitwood was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and served with the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department for one year.

Bio

Age 37
Tour 1 year
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Location Oklahoma
Weapon Handgun
Offender Unknown

arrest attempt

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Special Officer Chitwood,
On today, the 105th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army in Europe during World War I.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

July 26, 2025