Harvey L. Stevens

Longview Police Department — Longview, TX

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch January 5, 1972

Age 49

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Patrolman Stevens was struck by a vehicle and killed while investigating an earlier accident. He had walked onto one of the travel lanes to measure skid marks. Another motorist failed to see him and struck him. Patrolman Stevens had served with the Longview Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Stevens gave the Longview Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Longview community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Stevens.

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

Agency

Department Longview Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Longview, Gregg County, TX

Platform Identity lpd.gregg.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 5, 1972

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Harvey L. Stevens served in the U.S. Navy (1943â1944) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Harvey L. Stevens is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Longview Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Longview Police Department

of 7 officers

42.9% Accident

TX — Statewide

657

of 2,422 officers

27.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident