Roll of Honor
Charlene Marie Rottler
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Charlene Rottler succumbed to injuries sustained on November 5th, 1972, when the patrol car she was riding in was involved in a crash at the intersection of Altadena Drive and Santa Anita Avenue in Altadena.
Another vehicle ran through a stop sign at a high rate of speed and collided with the patrol car. Deputy Rottler was left permanently disabled and her health continued to deteriorate until she succumbed to her injuries.
Deputy Rottler had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for seven years.
Survivors
She was survived by her two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Rottler gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rottler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Charlene Marie Rottler 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charlene Marie Rottler's cause is highlighted.
How Charlene Marie Rottler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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