Bradley Alan Anderson
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Deputy Sheriff

Bradley Alan Anderson

Accident
End of Watch September 2, 2002
Age 50
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Bradley Anderson was killed when the patrol car he was riding in collided with a minivan while he was responding to an emergency call at a group home at 1030 am.

The accident occurred on County Road 100 in White Township. Deputy Anderson's partner was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital.

Deputy Anderson had served with the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office for 11 years and had been with the Alaska State Troopers for an additional ten years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two sons, parents, brother, and sister.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

21 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Anderson gave the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Duluth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Anderson.

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

Agency

Location Duluth, MN
Platform Identity stloso.stlouis.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 2, 2002
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Bradley Alan Anderson 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. Louis County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
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. Bradley Alan Anderson'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 Bradley Alan Anderson Compares

Age at End of Watch
50
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bradley Alan Anderson 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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