Edward W. Gardell
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Police Officer

Edward W. Gardell

Beverly Hills Police Department — Beverly Hills, CA
Accident
End of Watch July 21, 1939
Age 31
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Gardell succumbed to injuries received ten days earlier when he was was involved in a vehicle collision while pursuing a traffic violator on Wilshire Boulevard.

Officer Gardell has served with the Beverly Hills Police Department for five years,

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Gardell gave the Beverly Hills Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beverly Hills community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Gardell.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity bhpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 21, 1939
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Not available

Police Officer Edward W. Gardell 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Beverly Hills Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Beverly Hills Police Department
4
of 5 officers
80% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward W. Gardell's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Edward W. Gardell Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward W. Gardell is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897