Carlton James Byrd

Norfolk Police Department — Norfolk, VA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch August 25, 1952

Age 33

The Vigil Panel 88 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 38

Incident

Officer Carlton Byrd was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a car at the intersection of Granby Street and Thole Street. He was responding to an emergency fire alarm at the time of the crash. Officer Byrd was a WWII veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, four daughters, son, and seven siblings.

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Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
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.
Officer Byrd served with the Norfolk Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Norfolk 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

Department Norfolk Police Department

Type Other

Location Norfolk, VA

Platform Identity npd.norfolk.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 25, 1952

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Carlton James Byrd served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Carlton James Byrd 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 VA, 204 of 655 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Norfolk Police Department, 17 of 39 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.6% of this agency's fallen.

Norfolk Police Department

of 39 officers

43.6% Accident

VA — Statewide

204

of 655 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident