Carl Dennings Raymond
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Chief of Police

Carl Dennings Raymond

Gladwin Police Department — Gladwin, MI
Accident
End of Watch October 17, 1955
Age 43
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief of Police Carl Raymond was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol. His vehicle was struck by another car as he made a U-turn on Cedar Avenue. Chief Raymond had served with the Gladwin Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MI-04DDF1B2
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Raymond gave the Gladwin Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gladwin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Raymond.

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

Agency

Location Gladwin, MI
Platform Identity gpd.gladwin.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 17, 1955
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief of Police Carl Dennings Raymond 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Gladwin Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Gladwin Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 718 officers
31.9% 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. Carl Dennings Raymond'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 Carl Dennings Raymond Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carl Dennings Raymond is highlighted in Oct.

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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