Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese
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Constable

Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese

Undetermined
End of Watch October 24, 1990
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Cst. Breese served in different detachments in British Columbia. He enjoyed his job and spending as much time as he could with his family. Cst. Breese was responding to a call of a stabbing when an elderly woman pulled out in front of him. Cst. Breese saw her pull out so he pulled over one lane to go around her. As the woman kept crossing into the right lane, Cst. Breese, knowing that a collision was unavoidable, tried to ditch his bike but it was too late. Cst. Breese died 5 months after the collision. Cst. Breese was married to Janelle and they had 2 daughters: Myriah and Dale. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Penticton, BC. Constable Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese Inscription on Grave marker Constable Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese Constable Breese's Memorial Plaque

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Vernon Maurice Breese served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Vernon Maurice Breese.

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

Agency

Type Federal Police
Location ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 24, 1990
Age 37
Gender Male
Born September 10, 1953

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Penticton, BC

Constable Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese is one of 334 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 1% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In ON, 266 of 364 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 73.1% of this state's fallen. That is 72.1 percentage points above the national rate of 1%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
236
of 333 officers
70.9% Undetermined
ON — Statewide
266
of 364 officers
73.1% Undetermined
Nationwide
334
of 32,585 officers
1% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,558 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
30
Feb
17
Mar
23
Apr
27
May
30
Jun
35
Jul
32
Aug
30
Sep
24
Oct
32
Nov
23
Dec
31

Incident Location

Penticton, BC.