Roll of Honor
Thomas Richard Meyers
Incident
Police Officer Thomas Meyers was killed after being struck by a car while assisting a victim at the scene of an accident on I-29 near Tiffany Springs Road around 11 a.m. While talking with the victim, another vehicle driving erratically at 80 mph struck him and the car that was involved in the accident. Two other people at the scene of the accident were injured as well. The drunk driver, whose blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit, was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and two counts of assault. The subject was denied parole in 2003, 2008, 2010, and 2015. The subject was released from prison in January 2020. Officer Meyers was a United States Marine Corps veteran who served in law enforcement for 25 years, serving with the Gladstone and Riverside Police Departments before joining the Kansas City Police Department in 1985. He earned three Meritorious Service Awards and 39 letters of commendation during his career. Officer Meyers is survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, and brother. He is buried at the Terrace Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri.
Survivors
Officer Meyers is survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Meyers gave the Kansas City Police Department 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Thomas Richard Meyers served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Thomas Richard Meyers is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Kansas City Police Department, 72 of 120 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Richard Meyers's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Richard Meyers Compares
Offender Outcome
Released in 2020
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Richard Meyers is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Richard Meyers was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
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