The day was April 30, 1917.

While investigating threats made by a crazed man,Lehighton Chief of Police William E. Swartz observed the man in the area of theCarbon Hotel.As Swartz approached him at the corner of North First and North streets, the man pulled a weapon and shot Swartz in the chest.A few days later, on May 3, Swartz, a husband and father of eight children, passed away.Nearly a century later, Swartz remains the only officer in the borough to be killed in the line of duty.About the manIn the aftermath of his death, the community was overshadowed with grief, as Swartz was considered to be a good official who had an innumerable host of friends who loved and admired him.Audrey Goldberg of Lehighton said she doesn't have any memories of her grandfather, as she wasn't born until well after Swartz was shot.Goldberg said one day her father told her that her grandfather had helped out the man in several instances before shooting him."I guess he (the shooter) just kind of went crazy," Goldberg said. "He (Swartz) was a good dad, a good father; just a good person."Arrowhead projectAs part of the borough's recent 150th anniversary celebration, all local businesses were encouraged to decorate and display an arrowhead during the celebration and decorate their windows with items from the past or painted to look like the past. Arrowhead Alley Arrowheads were also offered to residents and groups to decorate and display around town leading up to the celebration.The Lehighton Police Department decided to create an arrowhead in honor of Swartz's memory, which ended up winning the Most Historical arrowhead."It really made our family real happy when they said they were going to do something to honor him," Goldberg said. "We thought it was special. We thought they did a wonderful job."Karen Reichard, police secretary, said the borough manager approached the police department with the idea of creating an arrowhead."When we were approached by the borough manager, officer (Matt) Arner said why not do it as a memorial to honor Chief Swartz," Reichard said."It was an important project for us," said Arner, who conducted his research at the Dimmick Memorial Library in Jim Thorpe, specifically going over copies of the old Lehighton Press and other newspapers of that time."It was a good project for Karen and I to work on; the two of us worked diligently on getting ahold of the family members," he said. "This was a total team effort."The messageArner said the recent increase in the number of deaths of police officers by gunfire has increased dramatically."It's important for us to remember that here in Lehighton, instances like this can happen," he said. "It keeps us on our toes."Arner said the police department thought an arrowhead would be a good way to honor the memory of Swartz."It's important to remember the officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice in our line of work," he said. "It's also a reminder that we don't want history to repeat itself."