George Edward Muriset
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Officer

George Edward Muriset

Pomona Police Department — Pomona, CA
Accident
End of Watch April 9, 1954
Age 34
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer George Muriset was killed in a motorcycle accident on patrol on Reservoir Street. He entered a portion of the road which was covered in fog and struck a vehicle that was backing out of a driveway. Officer Muriset had served with the Pomona Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and one child.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-CA-850A9553
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Muriset gave the Pomona Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pomona community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Muriset.

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

Agency

Location Pomona, CA
Platform Identity pomopd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 9, 1954
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer George Edward Muriset 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 Pomona Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Pomona Police Department
3
of 7 officers
42.9% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Edward Muriset'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 George Edward Muriset Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Edward Muriset is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location