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Chief of Police

Keith Bernard Bradford, Sr.

Turrell Police Department — Turrell, AR

Cardiac

End of Watch April 2, 2014

Age 55

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police Keith Bradford suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to assist officers from the Jericho Police Department who were involved in a vehicle pursuit.

He arrived at the location where the pursuit ended and checked on the wellbeing of the officers who had been involved. He returned to the station and collapsed while attending a meeting shortly after 7:00 pm. He transported to the Crittenden County Medical Center where he died several hours later.

Chief Bradford had served in law enforcement for over 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and five children.

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Bradford gave the Turrell Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Turrell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Bradford.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Turrell Police Department

Location Turrell, AR

Platform Identity tpd.crittenden.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 2, 2014

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Chief of Police Keith Bernard Bradford, Sr. 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 AR, 13 of 372 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.5% of this state's fallen.

Turrell Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

AR — Statewide

of 372 officers

3.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Keith Bernard Bradford, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Keith Bernard Bradford, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service