Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Bradford suffered a fatal heart attack while investigating a burglary call. He was found slumped over the wheel of his patrol car. Captain Bradford had been with the Muscle Shoals Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Bradford gave the Muscle Shoals Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Muscle Shoals community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Bradford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Charles Edward Bradford is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Edward Bradford's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Edward Bradford Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Edward Bradford is highlighted in Aug.