Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Stephen Owens was killed in an automobile crash while during a vehicle pursuit on I-5. Another officer had attempted to stop a vehicle on city streets. The vehicle fled and led officers on a pursuit that eventually went onto I-5. The driver forced Officer Owens's patrol car into a concrete barrier as he and other officers attempted to box the man in. The subject's vehicle then went out of control and struck two other patrol cars before stopping. The man was taken into custody. Officer Owens was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Portland Police Bureau for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Officer Owens gave the Portland Police Bureau 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Portland community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Stephen Michael Owens served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Stephen Michael Owens 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Portland Police Bureau, 16 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen Michael Owens's cause is highlighted.
How Stephen Michael Owens Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen Michael Owens is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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