Roll of Honor
Keith Bernard Bradford Sr.
Incident
Chief of Police Keith Bradford suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to assist officers from the Jericho Police Department who were involved in a vehicle pursuit.
He arrived at the location where the pursuit ended and checked on the wellbeing of the officers who had been involved. He returned to the station and collapsed while attending a meeting shortly after 7:00 pm. He transported to the Crittenden County Medical Center where he died several hours later.
Chief Bradford had served in law enforcement for over 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Bradford gave the Turrell Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Turrell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Bradford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Keith Bernard Bradford Sr. served in the U.S. Army (1977â1989) before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police Keith Bernard Bradford Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In AR, 13 of 372 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.5% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Keith Bernard Bradford Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Keith Bernard Bradford Sr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Keith Bernard Bradford Sr. is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Military Service
Keith Bernard Bradford Sr. served in the U.S. Army (1977–1989) before joining law enforcement.
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