Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer George Anderson was killed when a damaged vehicle he was removing from an accident scene overturned on top of him. He was steering the vehicle, that was being pulled by a patrol wagon, when it overturned at 15th Avenue South and 4th Street. Officer Anderson broke his hip and an arm in the accident and succumbed to the injuries six days later.
Survivors
Officer Anderson had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his wife and two young children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Anderson gave the Minneapolis Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Anderson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer George B. Anderson 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Minneapolis Police Department, 15 of 50 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George B. Anderson's cause is highlighted.
How George B. Anderson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George B. Anderson is highlighted in Nov.
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