Elmer Glen Bradshaw
Agency patch
Sergeant

Elmer Glen Bradshaw

Arkansas State Police — Little Rock, AR
Accident
End of Watch December 11, 1965
Age 42
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Bradshaw was killed in an automobile accident while on duty. Sergeant Bradshaw had served with the agency for 8 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-AR-68A3658A
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Bradshaw gave the Arkansas State Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bradshaw.

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

Agency

Location Little Rock, AR
Platform Identity asp.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 1965
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Elmer Glen Bradshaw 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Arkansas State Police, 15 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.

Arkansas State Police
15
of 23 officers
65.2% Accident
AR — Statewide
92
of 372 officers
24.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elmer Glen Bradshaw's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Elmer Glen Bradshaw Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elmer Glen Bradshaw is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897