Richard T. Conklin

Metropolitan Police Department — Washington, DC

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch June 5, 1938

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Laid to Rest Department 130

Incident

Officer Richard Conklin was killed in a motorcycle accident near Georgia Avenue and Butternut Street, NW. The wheels on the motorcycle struck a streetcar track and he was thrown from the bike. Officer Conklin was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 13 years and was assigned to the Sixth Precinct. He was survived by his wife. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

Family

Spouse Mildred Thompson

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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.
Officer Conklin gave the Metropolitan Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington 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 Metropolitan Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity mpdc.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1938

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Laid to Rest Arlington National Cemetery · June 8, 1938

Military Service

Richard T. Conklin served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Richard T. Conklin 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 32 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Metropolitan Police Department, 48 of 131 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.6% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police Department

of 131 officers

36.6% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident