Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Vernon Stroeder and Officer Roy Mizner were killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of 82nd Avenue and Stark Street. Their patrol car was broadsided by a vehicle being driven at a high rate of speed and running red lights. The driver was arrested and charged with negligent homicide. Officer Stroeder was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Portland Police Bureau for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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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.
Officer Stroeder gave the Portland Police Bureau 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Portland 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
Vernon Jacob Stroeder served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Vernon Jacob Stroeder 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Portland Police Bureau, 16 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vernon Jacob Stroeder's cause is highlighted.
How Vernon Jacob Stroeder Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Vernon Jacob Stroeder is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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