Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Bradford was accidentally shot and killed while on duty.
Survivors
He had served with the agency for 1 year and was survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Bradford gave the Childersburg Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Childersburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Bradford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Jerry Lewis Bradford, Sr. 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Childersburg Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerry Lewis Bradford, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Jerry Lewis Bradford, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerry Lewis Bradford, Sr. is highlighted in Oct.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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