Roll of Honor
Paul F. George
Incident
Officer Paul George and Officer Scotty McGregor were killed when their helicopter crashed into Carquinez Strait near Crockett, California. The helicopter, piloted by Officer McGregor, struck an electric power line shortly after takeoff from Buchanan Field in Concord. The officers were on routine patrol and were heading towards Point Pinole Regional Park when the accident occurred.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, sister, brother, and fiancée.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer George gave the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Castro Valley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer George.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Paul F. George 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At East Bay Regional Park District Police Department, 2 of 2 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. Paul F. George's cause is highlighted.
How Paul F. George Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul F. George is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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