Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Karpinsky succumbed to injuries received almost two months earlier when he was struck by a vehicle at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street Northeast. He had been released from the hospital but had to return when his condition worsened. He succumbed to the injuries two days after being re-admitted.
Survivors
Patrolman Karpinsky had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Karpinsky gave the Minneapolis Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Karpinsky.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Adolpf G. Karpinsky 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 Minneapolis Police Department, 15 of 50 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Adolpf G. Karpinsky's cause is highlighted.
How Adolpf G. Karpinsky Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Adolpf G. Karpinsky is highlighted in May.
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