Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer James St. DeLore and Police Officer James Forbes were killed when their Bell 47 police helicopter collided in mid-air with a Cessna 150. The officers were responding to a weapon call in the south end of the city when the two aircraft collided near 37th Avenue South and South Benefit Street. The Cessna was approaching Boeing Field to land with the aircraft collided. Both occupants of the plane were also killed. Officer St. DeLore had served with the Seattle Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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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.
Police Officer St. DeLore gave the Seattle Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer St. DeLore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer James Howard St. DeLore 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Seattle Police Department, 16 of 60 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Howard St. DeLore's cause is highlighted.
How James Howard St. DeLore Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Howard St. DeLore is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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