James Wendell Mitchell

Larimer County Sheriff's Dept. — Fort Collins, CO

Accident

End of Watch July 15, 1968

Age 43

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff James Mitchell was killed in an automobile crash on Highway 14, near Laporte, as he attempted to pass a vehicle.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell served with the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Collins community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Mitchell.

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

Agency

Department Larimer County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Fort Collins, CO

Platform Identity lcso.larimer.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1968

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff James Wendell Mitchell 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Larimer County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Larimer County Sheriff's Dept.

of 4 officers

50% Accident

CO — Statewide

101

of 360 officers

28.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident