Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Edward Tierney suffered fatal injuries when his motorcycle skidded in the 1400 block of West Liberty Avenue. He was thrown from the motorcycle and struck his head on a utility pole. He died from his injuries eight days later. Patrolman Tierney was a United States Navy veteran and served as a Pharmacist's Mate Third Class with the United States Marine Corps. He was a Purple Heart recipient of WWII who was awarded a presidential citation.
Survivors
He had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for more than 10 years and was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and father.
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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 Tierney gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edward Vincent Tierney, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Edward Vincent Tierney, Jr. 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 38 of 101 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Vincent Tierney, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Edward Vincent Tierney, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Vincent Tierney, Jr. is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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