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Byron William Riley

Hollywood Police Dept. — Hollywood, FL

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End of Watch August 30, 1973

Age 25

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Badge 002

The Vigil Panel 112 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Officer Byron Riley and Officer Phillip Yourman were killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a purse snatcher. The two officers were in an unmarked unit when they observed the crime. As they chased the suspect vehicle into a residential area the patrol car went out of control and struck a palm tree as they made a U-turn on Hollywood Boulevard at 57th Avenue. Both officers suffered fatal injuries in the crash. The suspect they were chasing was never apprehended. Officer Riley was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Hollywood Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife.

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: 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.
Officer Riley gave the Hollywood Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hollywood 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 Hollywood Police Dept.

Location Hollywood, FL

Platform Identity hpd.broward.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 30, 1973

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 25

Badge Number 002

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Never apprehended

Military Service

Byron William Riley served in the Other (1967â1970) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Byron William Riley 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 Hollywood Police Dept., 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.

Hollywood Police Dept.

of 8 officers

37.5% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident