Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Arthur Berry was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Lafayette Street (modern-day East Kennedy Boulevard) and Ashley Drive while responding to a reported robbery with the police chief. He was thrown from the vehicle and suffered severe internal injuries. He succumbed to his injuries two days later. Patrolman Berry was a U.S. Army of WWI and had served with the Tampa Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and grandchild.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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.
Patrolman Berry gave the Tampa Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Arthur L. Berry served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Arthur L. Berry 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Tampa Police Dept., 8 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur L. Berry's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur L. Berry Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur L. Berry is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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