Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Crystal Sheffield succumbed to injuries received approximately 12 hours earlier when her patrol car collided with another patrol car as the two units were responding to back up another officer just before 11:30 pm.
The collision occurred at the intersection of Lafayette and Carey Streets. Officer Sheffield, who was assigned to the Western District, was driving a marked patrol unit and the other vehicle was an unmarked unit. Both were responding with lights and sirens activated.
Officer Sheffield was transported to a local hospital where she remained in a coma until her death. The two officers in the other unit were treated and released.
Officer Sheffield is the first female officer with the Baltimore City Police Department to be killed in the line of duty. She had served with the agency for three years.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband and 11-year-old son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Sheffield gave the Baltimore City Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Sheffield.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Crystal Deneen Sheffield is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore Police Department, 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Crystal Deneen Sheffield's cause is highlighted.
How Crystal Deneen Sheffield Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Crystal Deneen Sheffield is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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