William Robert Monroe

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office — Fort Pierce, FL

Accident

End of Watch March 25, 1921

Age 42

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Gender Male

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Incident

Sheriff Monroe was killed when his boat exploded. Sheriff Monroe was chasing rum runners during Prohibition. The cause of the explosion was never determined.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Monroe served with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Pierce community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Monroe.

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

Agency

Department St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office

Location Fort Pierce, FL

Platform Identity slcso.stlucie.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 25, 1921

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sheriff William Robert Monroe 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office

of 10 officers

40% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident