Bernard "Bernie" Green

Ontario Police Department — Ontario, CA

Felonious

End of Watch June 15, 1951

Age 42

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Officer Bernard Green was killed when his patrol car was intentionally struck at over 90 mph by a fleeing suspect. The 44-year-old man was being chased for assaulting his wife and for attempting to run over a constable. Officer Green set up a roadblock in the area of Highway 99 and Bon View Avenue. The driver of the vehicle veered into Officer Green's cruiser. The driver was charged with murder.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Green served with the Ontario Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Ontario community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Green.

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

Agency

Department Ontario Police Department

Location Ontario, CA

Platform Identity opd.sanbern.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 15, 1951

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Offender Charged with murder

Officer Bernard "Bernie" Green is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Ontario Police Department, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Ontario Police Department

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious