Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Alec Sanders was killed in a vehicle crash at 3:00 a.m. at the intersection of Valley Boulevard and Edgewood Drive in Alhambra.
Officers were pursuing a stolen SUV northbound on Edgewood Drive when it collided with Officer Sander's patrol vehicle, driving westbound on Valley Boulevard. Officer Sanders was transported to the Los Angeles General Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver and one of the passengers were injured with non-life-threatening injuries, and a third passenger died at the scene. The driver was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder.
Officer Sanders had served with the Alhambra Police Department for eight months and previously served with the Long Beach Police Department for over a year.
Survivors
He is survived by his fiancée, two younger sisters, and a brother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Sanders gave the Alhambra Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Alhambra community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Sanders.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Alec Sanders 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 Alhambra Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alec Sanders's cause is highlighted.
How Alec Sanders Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murder
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alec Sanders is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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