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Alfred F. Burden
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Chief of Police

Alfred F. Burden

Kerens Police Department — Kerens, TX
Veteran → Accident
United States flag Texas flag
End of Watch January 28, 1984
Age 64
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Badge 320
The Vigil Panel 128 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military

Incident

Chief Burden was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car was struck by a vehicle while pulling onto Highway 31. The driver of the other vehicle was also killed. Chief Burden had been in law enforcement for over 20 years.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Burden gave the Kerens Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Kerens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Burden.

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

Agency

Department Kerens Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Kerens, Navarro County, TX
Platform Identity kpd.navarro.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1984
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 64
Badge Number 320
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Alfred F. Burden served in the U.S. Army (1945–1947) before joining law enforcement.

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Chief of Police Alfred F. Burden is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Kerens Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred F. Burden's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Alfred F. Burden Compares

Age at Death
64
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred F. Burden is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Military Service

Alfred F. Burden served in the U.S. Army (1945–1947) before joining law enforcement.

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