Robert V. Cummins

Tucson Police Department — Tucson, AZ

Accident Veteran →

End of Watch September 7, 1936

Age 37

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 10

Incident

Officer Robert Cummins was killed in a motorcycle accident in Phoenix, Arizona while escorting an American Legion convention parade. While returning to Tucson, his police motorcycle skidded on loose gravel at Van Buren and 16th Streets. He was knocked to the ground and received serious head injuries. He succumbed to his injuries three days later. Officer Cummings was a United States Army World War I veteran who served with the Tucson Police Department for one year and previously served with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Cummins gave the Tucson Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tucson community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Tucson Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Platform Identity tpd.pima.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 1936

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Robert V. Cummins served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Robert V. Cummins is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Tucson Police Department, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

Tucson Police Department

of 11 officers

27.3% Accident

AZ — Statewide

of 330 officers

28.8% Accident

Nationwide

10,095

of 32,587 officers

31% Accident