Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Crawford was killed when his patrol car was intentionally rammed by a car fleeing the scene of a standoff at 11514 NE 128th Avenue in Vancouver at 8:19 pm.
Deputies had originally responded to a home to investigate reports of a domestic dispute. When they arrived at the scene, the male subject refused to come outside and was observed pointing a rifle out of a window. A SWAT team and negotiator were requested, but the subject, who was still armed, crawled to his pickup truck in the driveway before they arrived.
The man fled the scene in the truck and struck the driver's side of Sergeant Crawford's patrol car. Sergeant Crawford was flown to a hospital in Portland, where he succumbed to his injuries two hours later.
The suspect was treated and released from a local hospital and charged with murder and vehicular homicide. He was convicted of second-degree murder on June 28, 2006, and sentenced to 29 years in prison on July 28, 2006.
Sergeant Crawford had served with the Clark County Sheriff's Department for eight years and previously served with the Flagstaff, Arizona, Police Department for 13 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, five children, and three grandchildren.
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21 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Crawford gave the Clark County Sheriff's Office 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Vancouver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Crawford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Bradley W. Crawford is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In WA, 187 of 340 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55% of this state's fallen. That is 55 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Clark County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bradley W. Crawford's cause is highlighted.
How Bradley W. Crawford Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Bradley W. Crawford is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Bradley W. Crawford was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
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