Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Edward Breen was killed in an automobile crash near the intersection of Pershing Road and Hermitage Avenue.
His patrol car had crashed into a metal post and was found with its emergency lights activated. It was believed that he was chasing another vehicle when the crash occurred.
Sergeant Breen had served with the Chicago Police Department for 30 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, father, sister, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Breen gave the Chicago Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Breen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Edward Horace Breen 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 IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Horace Breen's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Horace Breen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Horace Breen is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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