Charles B. Redmond

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO

Accident

End of Watch September 24, 1917

Age 41

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 175

Incident

Police Officer Charles Redmond was killed in an automobile accident when he was crushed against a telegraph pole while riding on a running board. He and his partner had stopped a vehicle for concern it was a safety hazard. The officers told the man to take the vehicle back to the shop and decided to ride with him. The vehicle attempted to pull to a curb in front of 1405 North Seventh Street to let a streetcar pass. As he did so, Officer Redmond was crushed against the pole and killed.

Survivors

Officer Redmond had been with the agency for 13 years and was survived by his five children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Redmond gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Redmond.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Location St. Louis, MO

Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 24, 1917

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Charles B. Redmond 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

of 176 officers

31.8% Accident

MO — Statewide

237

of 813 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident