Roll of Honor
Harris Ralph McCullough
Incident
Officer Harris McCullough and Officer Frank Rogers were killed when they were struck by a vehicle at Fourth Street and Waterman Avenue at 2:00 am. They were responding to a domestic disturbance when their patrol vehicle was broadsided by a driver who did not stop at the stop sign. The vehicle was thrown 80 feet from the impact. An investigation revealed the driver was speeding. Officer Rogers was killed instantly. Officer McCullough was transported to St. Bernardine Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. The subject, a 24-year-old woman, was charged with two counts of manslaughter. Officer McCullough was a United States WWII veteran and had served with the San Bernardino Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and mother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 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.
Police Officer McCullough gave the San Bernardino Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Bernardino 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harris Ralph McCullough served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Harris Ralph McCullough 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At San Bernardino Police Department, 6 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harris Ralph McCullough's cause is highlighted.
How Harris Ralph McCullough Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harris Ralph McCullough is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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