Sam Gray Bulloch, III
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Patrolman

Sam Gray Bulloch, III

LaGrange Police Department — LaGrange, GA
Accident
End of Watch January 22, 1986
Age 25
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Bulloch was killed in a motorcycle accident while en route to assist an officer at the scene of another accident at 0830 hours. He succumbed to his injuries the next day. Patrolman Bulloch's heart was donated to another person in Louisiana.

Survivors

Patrolman Bulloch had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and parents.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Bulloch gave the LaGrange Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the LaGrange community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Bulloch.

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

Agency

Location LaGrange, GA
Platform Identity lpd.troup.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 22, 1986
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Sam Gray Bulloch, III 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At LaGrange Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

LaGrange Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sam Gray Bulloch, III's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Sam Gray Bulloch, III Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sam Gray Bulloch, III is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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