Roll of Honor
Robert Dennis Edwards
Incident
Police Officer Robert Edwards was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a local hospital to assist his partner with a prisoner around 10:00 a.m. The two had arrested a woman following a disturbance and placed her in the back of a patrol car. The woman started banging her head on the inside of the car, causing injuries to herself. Officer Edwards' partner transported her to the hospital as Officer Edwards waited for a tow truck for the prisoner's car. When another officer arrived to take over, Officer Edwards responded to the hospital to assist his partner. As he entered an intersection, another car turned left in front of 3617 South Dixie Highway, causing a collision that knocked Officer Edwards' patrol car into a concrete light pole. Officer Edwards was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam veteran who had served with the West Palm Beach Police Department for four years and previously served with the Chesapeake (Virginia) Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children, brother, and mother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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 Edwards gave the West Palm Beach Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Palm Beach 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Dennis Edwards served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Robert Dennis Edwards is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At West Palm Beach Police Department, 5 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Dennis Edwards's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Dennis Edwards Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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