Roll of Honor
Incident
Having served with the Dyfed-Powys Police for 21 years, he was the Roads Policing Unit Inspector. He previously worked as an Inspector in Ceredigion, but the majority of his career was with Specialist Operations.
Gareth started his career in Lllandrindod Wells and quickly moved to armed response, where he spent the next eight years, also joining the Specialist Firearms Rapid Intervention team.
In 2012 Gareth transferred to the Roads Policing Unit based initially in Brecon and then in Newtown.
Gareth became a police driving instructor, road death lead investigator, pursuit tactical advisor, and team leader on the motorcycle VIP Escort Team. He escorted world leaders and members of the Royal Family across Wales, London and Scotland. In 2017 Gareth was promoted to RPU Sergeant, and then to Ceredigion Inspector in 2020.
He is survived by his wife and their three sons.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and their three sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Earp served with the Dyfed-Powys Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Earp.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Inspector Gareth Earp 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Dyfed-Powys Police, 9 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gareth Earp's cause is highlighted.
How Gareth Earp Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gareth Earp is highlighted in Jun.
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