Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Olson was killed in a motorcycle accident at Lyndale Avenue and 46th Street North while attempting to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation.
Survivors
Patrolman Olson had only been with the agency for ten months and was survived by his wife.
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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.
Patrolman Olson served with the Minneapolis Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Olson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Harold O. Olson 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. Harold O. Olson's cause is highlighted.
How Harold O. Olson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold O. Olson is highlighted in Aug.
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