Roll of Honor
Incident
Cst. Ellis and her partner were responding to an emergency call when they were involved in a collision at an intersection. Cst. Ellis died instantly. Cst. Ellis has been with the Toronto Police Service for almost six years and is the first female officer to be killed on duty in Toronto. As we start 2026, we can look back and note that we have been very fortunate to not have lost anyone in Canada to a Line of Duty Death (LODD) these last two years. Since the launch of the Memorial Rib… Photo: Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady & James Pearson with Tumbleweed Spirits Co-Owner Mike Patterson Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady and …
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Ellis served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Ellis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Laura Ellis 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 ON, 22 of 334 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 6.6% of this state's fallen. That is 24.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 22 of 333 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 6.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Laura Ellis's cause is highlighted.
How Laura Ellis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Laura Ellis is highlighted in Feb.
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