Fabrienne Margot Van Arsdell

Tulsa Police Department — Tulsa, OK

Felonious

End of Watch July 25, 1981

Age 27

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 41

Incident

Police Officer Fabrienne Van Arsdell was killed when her police car was rear-ended by a drunk driver during a traffic stop on South Lewis Avenue. She had stopped the original vehicle for drunk driving as well. When the second car struck her vehicle, it caught on fire and jammed the doors shut, trapping Officer Van Arsdell inside. The 32-year-old subject was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 7 years. Officer Arsdell had served with the Tulsa Police Department for five years. Her husband and father-in-law were Oklahoma state troopers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Van Arsdell gave the Tulsa Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Van Arsdell.

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

Agency

Department Tulsa Police Department

Location Tulsa, OK

Platform Identity tpd.tulsa.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 25, 1981

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 27

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Sentenced to 7 years

Police Officer Fabrienne Margot Van Arsdell 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 15 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Tulsa Police Department, 30 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Tulsa Police Department

of 42 officers

71.4% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious