Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Police Officer Talbert Jenkins was killed in an automobile crash on US Route 20, at Walnut Creek Hill in Fairview Township, while transporting a prisoner back to Aliquippa from Buffalo, New York.
The vehicle was being driven by his brother who was the Aliquippa police chief. Detective Howard Murray, of the Beaver County District Attorney's Office, was also killed in the same accident. The chief, the prisoner, and the occupants of the other vehicle were all injured.
Officer Jenkins was regularly deputized to assist with prisoner transports.
Officer Jenkins was survived by his brother and other siblings.
Survivors
Officer Jenkins was survived by his brother and other siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Police Officer Jenkins served with the Aliquippa City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Aliquippa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Police Officer Jenkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Police Officer Talbert Jenkins 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Aliquippa City Police Department, 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. Talbert Jenkins's cause is highlighted.
How Talbert Jenkins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Talbert Jenkins is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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