Alexander Dotson Sutton
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Night Marshal

Alexander Dotson Sutton

Waynesville Police Department — Waynesville, MO
Accident
End of Watch June 25, 1952
Age 80
Tour of Duty 51 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Night Marshal Alexander Sutton succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle while on duty as the city's night marshal. Marshal Sutton had served in law enforcement for 51 years.

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July 23, 2026

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51 years. You could have gone home.
Night Marshal Sutton gave the Waynesville Police Department 51 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Waynesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Marshal Sutton.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Waynesville, MO
Platform Identity wpd.pulaski.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 25, 1952
Tour of Duty 51 yrs
Age 80
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Night Marshal Alexander Dotson Sutton is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Waynesville Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alexander Dotson Sutton's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Alexander Dotson Sutton Compares

Age at End of Watch
80
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alexander Dotson Sutton is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897