Harris Milner
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Officer

Harris Milner

Northport Police Department — Northport, AL
Accident
End of Watch January 1, 1929
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Milner was killed in a motorcycle accident while pursuing another vehicle on a dirt road. The other vehicle stopped suddenly in front him, causing him to strike the rear of the car. The exact date of the incident in 1929 is not known.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Milner served with the Northport Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Northport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Milner.

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

Agency

Location Northport, AL
Platform Identity npd.tuscaloosa.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1929
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Not available

Officer Harris Milner 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Northport Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Northport Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harris Milner's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Harris Milner Compares

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harris Milner is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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