Ryan Embert Stringer
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Police Officer

Ryan Embert Stringer

Alhambra Police Department — Alhambra, CA
Accident
End of Watch July 10, 2011
Age 26
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Ryan Stringer was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car collided with another patrol car at about 2:30 am.

He and the officer in the other patrol car were responding to a robbery in progress when they collided at the intersection of North Garfield Avenue and East Main Street. Both officers were transported to a local hospital, where Officer Stringer succumbed to his injuries. The other officer was admitted in serious condition.

Officer Stringer had served with the Alhambra Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, father, and four sisters.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Stringer gave the Alhambra Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alhambra community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Stringer.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Alhambra, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity alhapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 10, 2011
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Ryan Embert Stringer 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Alhambra Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Alhambra Police Department
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Ryan Embert Stringer's cause is highlighted.

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

How Ryan Embert Stringer Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ryan Embert Stringer is highlighted in Jul.

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