Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Roth was killed when he fell through the roof of a burning building. Officer Roth had served with the agency for 16 years.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Roth gave the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Roth.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edward J. Roth served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Officer Edward J. Roth 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 Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward J. Roth's cause is highlighted.
How Edward J. Roth Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward J. Roth is highlighted in Nov.
Military Service
Edward J. Roth served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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