Randall W. Graves

Pima County Sheriff's Department — Tucson, AZ

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch January 23, 1986

Age 35

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Badge 433

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 10

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Randall Graves succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier in a crash while on an undercover operation with a motorcycle gang. A vehicle made a left turn in front of his motorcycle at the intersection of E Speedway Boulevard and N Alvernon Way in Tucson, Arizona. Deputy Graves had infiltrated the gang so deep that he was serving as their warlord at the time of the crash. His death caused the long-term operation to come to an end. Deputy Graves had served with the Pima County Sheriff's Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Graves gave the Pima County Sheriff's Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tucson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Graves.

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

Agency

Department Pima County Sheriff's Department

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Platform Identity pcso.pima.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 23, 1986

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 35

Badge Number 433

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Randall W. Graves served in the U.S. Army (1969â1972) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Randall W. Graves 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 28.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Pima County Sheriff's Department, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Pima County Sheriff's Department

of 11 officers

45.5% Accident

AZ — Statewide

of 330 officers

28.8% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident