George James Morris

Brunswick Police Department — Brunswick, MD

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch August 14, 1979

Age 41

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 3

Incident

Chief of Police George Morris was killed in an automobile crash on MD Route 67, near Rohrersville, when his department vehicle was struck head-on. He was returning to Brunswick following a meeting in Hagerstown, Maryland. Three teenagers in the other car were treated at a nearby hospital for minor injuries and released. Chief Morris has served with the Brunswick Police Department for five years after retiring from the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, parents, and two sisters.

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Last updated: August 2, 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.
Chief of Police Morris gave the Brunswick Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brunswick community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Brunswick Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Brunswick, Frederick County, MD

Platform Identity bpd.frederick.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 14, 1979

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

George James Morris served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Chief of Police George James Morris 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Brunswick Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Brunswick Police Department

of 4 officers

75% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident