Gerald E. Rosa

Battle Creek City Police Department — Battle Creek, MI

Accident

End of Watch January 1, 1967

Age 24

Tour of Duty 4 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Officer Gerald Rosa was struck and killed by a vehicle while he and his partner were manning a roadblock on Capital Avenue. He was stopping southbound cars when a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old swerved across the center divider and struck him from behind, throwing him 126 feet. Officer Rosa and his partner were searching for the suspects who had earlier shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Dean Ray Foster of the Eaton County Sheriff's Officer. Officer Rosa had served with the Battle Creek City Police Department for four months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and brother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Rosa served with the Battle Creek City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Battle Creek community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Rosa.

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

Agency

Department Battle Creek City Police Department

Location Battle Creek, MI

Platform Identity bcpd.calhoun.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1967

Tour of Duty 4 mo

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Gerald E. Rosa 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 Battle Creek City Police Department, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Battle Creek City Police Department

of 6 officers

50% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident