Thomas E. Millet
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Police Officer

Thomas E. Millet

Beverly Hills Police Department — Beverly Hills, CA
Accident Veteran
End of Watch June 16, 1953
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Thomas Millet was killed at the police shooting range when another officer's weapon accidentally discharged.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-CA-8A174D19
Stewardship
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 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.
Police Officer Millet served with the Beverly Hills Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Beverly Hills 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

Location Beverly Hills, CA
Platform Identity bhpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 16, 1953
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon accidentally discharged.

Military Service

Thomas E. Millet served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Thomas E. Millet 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 Beverly Hills Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Beverly Hills Police Department
4
of 5 officers
80% 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. Thomas E. Millet'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 Thomas E. Millet Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas E. Millet is highlighted in Jun.

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