Roll of Honor
Charles L. Moeller
Incident
Police Officer Chuck Moeller was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. His patrol car was stopped at a traffic light when another vehicle, which was cutting through a gas station to avoid the traffic light, struck his it. The other vehicle struck a guardrail around the gas pumps, careened off a parked truck, and then struck Officer Moeller's patrol car. Officer Moeller died of injuries suffered in the cash. The driver who caused the crash was sentenced to three years in prison. Officer Moeller had served with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department for 24 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Moeller gave the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Moeller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Charles L. Moeller is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 26.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, 3 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles L. Moeller's cause is highlighted.
How Charles L. Moeller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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