Roll of Honor
Edgar Phillip La Venture
Incident
Patrolman Edgar La Venture was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Glendale Avenue.
A truck that was driving in front of him swerved and slowed unexpectedly. Patrolman La Venture jumped from his motorcycle in an attempt to avoid a collision but he slid into the path of an oncoming car and was fatally struck.
Patrolman La Venture was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Highland Park Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by two sisters.
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- 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.
Patrolman La Venture gave the Highland Park Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Highland Park community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edgar Phillip La Venture served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Edgar Phillip La Venture 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 Highland Park Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar Phillip La Venture's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar Phillip La Venture Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar Phillip La Venture is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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