Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Edward Stephens died after suffering heatstroke while walking his beat in excessive temperatures.
He had been walking his beat between Chestnut Street and Market Street and 26th Street and 22nd Street when he reported to his lieutenant that he was feeling ill. The temperatures had been excessively high for the week and had reached 94 degrees on September 6th, 1912. He was relieved for the day and returned to his boarding room where he collapsed.
Patrolman Stephens had served with the Louisville Police Department for 26 years.
On the anniversary of your end of watch. I pray for peace in the hearts of those who love you and for continued strength on their grief journey. You are not forgotten, always honored, and forever missed by your family, friends. and agency.
Phyllis Loya Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05 September 6th, 2024
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26 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Stephens gave the Louisville Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Stephens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Edward J. Stephens 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Louisville Police Department, 34 of 91 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward J. Stephens's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward J. Stephens is highlighted in Sep.
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