Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Reardon was shot and killed as he and three other officers attempted to arrest three burglary suspects. The three suspects were on a burglary rampage and entered the home of and off-duty officer. As the officer jumped from his bed the suspects fled to another house on the block. Officer Reardon and three other officers entered the house to arrest the suspects. Officer Reardon cuffed one suspect immediately, but was shot and killed by another suspect who was hiding behind a highboy radio. In and attempt to escape two of the suspect begin firing wildly, wounding two other officers. The third officer on the scene was then able to shoot and kill two suspects and the third suspect was arrest a short time later in the house.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Reardon served with the San Francisco Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Reardon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Officer Mervyn A. Reardon is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At San Francisco Police Department, 66 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mervyn A. Reardon's cause is highlighted.
How Mervyn A. Reardon Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mervyn A. Reardon is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mervyn A. Reardon was killed by handgun.
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