Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Al Poulter was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Fruitvale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard while he and his partner responded to a fire. He was ejected from the vehicle and suffered a broken neck. Corporal Poulter had served with the Oakland Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Poulter gave the Oakland Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Poulter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Alfred M. Poulter 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 Oakland Police Department, 17 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred M. Poulter's cause is highlighted.
How Alfred M. Poulter Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred M. Poulter is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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