Jesse M. Ream

Long Beach Police Department — Long Beach, CA

Accident Veteran →

End of Watch February 28, 1950

Age 30

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

The Vigil Panel 86 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 27

Incident

Officer Jesse Ream was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a traffic violator on Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach. Another car made a U-turn at 36th Place and Ocean Boulevard, causing Officer Ream to collide with the vehicle. Another motor officer also hit the car, but did not suffer any injuries. Officer Ream was pronounced dead upon arrival at Seaside Hospital. The driver was initially charged with manslaughter, but the charges were dropped. Officer Jesse Ream was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Long Beach Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 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.
Officer Ream gave the Long Beach Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Long Beach 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

Department Long Beach Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Platform Identity lbpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 28, 1950

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Jesse M. Ream served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Jesse M. Ream is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 Long Beach Police Department, 14 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Long Beach Police Department

of 28 officers

50% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,094

of 32,586 officers

31% Accident