Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Delmar Stone was killed in a motorcycle crash while on duty. His motorcycle was struck by a delivery truck that he was attempting to stop. Patrolman Stone fell and was run over by the rear wheels of the vehicle. He was taken to a hospital where he died later that day due to a head injury from the fall. Patrolman Stone's kidneys were transplanted into a 15-year-old boy who had been awaiting a transplant for eight months. Patrolman Stone was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the New Orleans Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 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.
Patrolman Stone gave the New Orleans Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Delmar E. Stone served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Delmar E. Stone 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New Orleans Police Department, 35 of 128 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Delmar E. Stone's cause is highlighted.
How Delmar E. Stone Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Delmar E. Stone is highlighted in Jun.
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