Frank R. Medeiros

Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu, HI

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch January 25, 1967

Age 28

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 50

Incident

Officer Frank Medeiros was killed in a motorcycle crash while he and another officer pursued a vehicle on Lunalilo Freeway. He struck a utility pole after swerving to avoid another car that switched lanes in front of him at Piikoi Street. Officer Medeiros was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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.
Officer Medeiros served with the Honolulu Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Honolulu Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Platform Identity hpd.honolulu.hi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 1967

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Frank R. Medeiros served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Frank R. Medeiros is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In HI, 28 of 64 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Honolulu Police Department, 28 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.9% of this agency's fallen.

Honolulu Police Department

of 51 officers

54.9% Accident

HI — Statewide

of 64 officers

43.8% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident