Albert Mathiasen
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Patrolman

Albert Mathiasen

St. Cloud Police Department — St. Cloud, MN
Accident
End of Watch September 18, 1938
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Mathiasen was killed in a motorcycle accident at 13th Avenue and 7th Street while on patrol. Another vehicle swerved to avoid a collision but struck Patrolman Mathiasen instead. He suffered severe injuries and died two days later.

Survivors

Patrolman Mathiasen was survived by his wife and two sons.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MN-31BB5057
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Mathiasen served with the St. Cloud Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the St. Cloud community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Mathiasen.

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

Agency

Location St. Cloud, MN
Platform Identity stclpd.stearns.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 18, 1938
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Albert Mathiasen 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

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

St. Cloud Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
MN — Statewide
84
of 293 officers
28.7% 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. Albert Mathiasen'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 Albert Mathiasen Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Mathiasen is highlighted in Sep.

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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