Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Searles was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while assisting a stranded motorist on I-481 near Kirkville Road.
He was returning to his patrol car to retrieve flares when the distracted driver of a minivan swerved into Deputy Searles and his patrol car. Deputy Searles was pinned between the minivan and his patrol car and died from his injuries.
Deputy Searles had served with the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office for two years and had previously served as an investigator with the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office.
In 2010 the Ambrose-Searles Move Over Act was signed into New York state law, requiring better driving safety awareness on highways. The law was named Deputy Searles and New York State Trooper Robert Ambrose, who was killed in the line of duty December 19, 2002.
Deputy Searles had served with the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office for two years and had previously served as an investigator with the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his fiancée, parents, brother, and nephew.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Searles gave the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Syracuse community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Searles.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Matthew Searles is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Glenn Matthew Searles's cause is highlighted.
How Glenn Matthew Searles Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Glenn Matthew Searles is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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