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Detective

Antonio Antoine Valentine Sr.

St. Louis County Police Department — Clayton, MO

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch December 1, 2021

Age 42

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Badge DSN 3699

The Vigil Panel 178 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 10

Incident

Detective Tony Valentine was killed in a vehicle crash near the intersection of Chambers Road and Crete Drive, in Bellefontaine Neighbors, at about 3:00 pm.

He and his partner were responding to assist fellow narcotics unit detectives when a suspect fled from them. The fleeing suspect crashed into Detective Valentine's vehicle head-on at a high rate of speed. Detective Valintine and his partner were transported to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where Detective Valentine succumbed to his injuries.

The suspect driving the other vehicle, who had a violent criminal history, was also killed in the crash.

Detective Valentine was a United States Army combat veteran and had retired from the Air Force Reserves. He had served with the St. Louis County Police Department for 14 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his four children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Valentine gave the St. Louis County Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clayton community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis County Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Clayton, MO

Platform Identity slcpd.stlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 1, 2021

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 42

Badge Number DSN 3699

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Antonio Antoine Valentine Sr. served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Antonio Antoine Valentine Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At St. Louis County Police Department, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis County Police Department

of 11 officers

27.3% Accident

MO — Statewide

237

of 813 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident