Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Jeremy Bitner was struck and killed by a drunk driver while making a traffic stop at the intersection of South Broadway Street, and East Belleview Avenue at approximately 12:05 am.
During the initial stop, he had the driver exit the vehicle. As the two stood in the roadway next to the car, a drunk driver sideswiped Detective Bitner's patrol car and then struck him and the other driver, throwing them both approximately 50 feet. A witness to the collision called 911 and followed the drunk driver as he fled the scene in his vehicle. Officers from the Littleton Police Department arrested him several minutes after the crash due to the witness' actions. The drunk driver pleaded guilty in February 2013 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Detective Bitner and the citizen were both transported to Swedish Medical Center in critical condition. The officer succumbed to his injuries approximately 11 hours later.
Detective Bitner was a U.S. Army veteran who had served with the Englewood Police Department for 7-1/2 years and previously served with the Elbert County Sheriff's Office for six months.
He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Detective by the Chief of Police at his funeral service.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- 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.
Detective Bitner gave the Englewood Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Englewood 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jeremy Stephen Bitner served in the Army (1991â1995) before joining law enforcement.
Detective Jeremy Stephen Bitner is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Englewood Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeremy Stephen Bitner's cause is highlighted.
How Jeremy Stephen Bitner Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 10 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jeremy Stephen Bitner is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jeremy Stephen Bitner was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
Incident Location
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