Lyle Wayne Larrabee

Palm Springs Police Department — Palm Springs, CA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch January 1, 1962

Age 26

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 3

Incident

Officer Lyle Larrabee was killed in an automobile accident during a pursuit of a vehicle. A third vehicle pulled out in front of him during the pursuit. He swerved to avoid a collision and struck a utility pole. He was ejected from the cruiser which then landed on top of him. Officer Larrabee was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and had been with the Palm Springs Police Department for exactly one year.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and mother.

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Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 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 Larrabee gave the Palm Springs Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Palm Springs 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

Department Palm Springs Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Palm Springs, Riverside County, CA

Platform Identity pspd.riverside.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1962

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Not available

Military Service

Lyle Wayne Larrabee served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Lyle Wayne Larrabee is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Palm Springs Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Palm Springs Police Department

of 4 officers

25% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident