Marlo Zwiers
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Chief of Police

Marlo Zwiers

Cambridge Police Department — Cambridge, MN
Accident
End of Watch November 1, 1968
Age 64
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief of Police Marlo Zwiers was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic for a funeral procession on Highway 67. He had stopped northbound traffic when a truck failed to stop and struck him. The driver was driving on a cancelled license. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Chief Zwiers had served with the Cambridge Police Department for seven years. He was killed three days before his 65th birthday.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cambridge, Isanti County, MN
Platform Identity cpd.isanti.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1968
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 64
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief of Police Marlo Zwiers 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 28.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Cambridge Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MN — Statewide
84
of 293 officers
28.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Marlo Zwiers Compares

Age at Death
64
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marlo Zwiers is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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