Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Robertson succumbed to injuries received in an automobile accident the previous day. He and his partner were responding to an emergency call when a vehicle failed to yield. In an attempt to avoid the vehicle the patrol struck a telephone pole. Patrolman Robertson had been with the agency for 23 years and was survived by his wife and four children.
Survivors
Patrolman Robertson had been with the agency for 23 years and was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Robertson gave the Atlanta Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Robertson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Edward C. Robertson 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 Atlanta Police Department, 29 of 88 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward C. Robertson's cause is highlighted.
How Edward C. Robertson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward C. Robertson is highlighted in Aug.
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