Roll of Honor
Robert Louis Shultis
Incident
Officer Shultis was transported to San Bernadino County Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries 45 minutes later making him the sixth officer to die in the line of duty in the city of San Bernadino. Officer Shultis had been appointed as Police Officer on Jan. 2, 1985 following three years as a Reserve Officer. According to his police chief, he had been awarded numerous commendations and was active with the San Bernadino Police Department's Explorer Post as well as the San Bernadino Police Officers Association.
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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 Shultis gave the San Bernardino Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Bernardino community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Louis Shultis served in the Air Force (1981â1985) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Robert Louis Shultis 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 San Bernardino Police Department, 6 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Louis Shultis's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Louis Shultis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Louis Shultis is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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