Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Alex Tedford died after contracting an infection while conducting a prohibition raid on Forrest Avenue (Present day Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard). During the raid, Officer Tedford fell and tore ligaments in one of his legs. A blood clot and infection formed, causing his death. Officer Tedford served with the Dallas Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons. Officer Tedford's brother, Theodore A. Tedford, was shot and killed in the line of duty 15 years earlier while serving as a member of the Dallas Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
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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.
Officer Tedford gave the Dallas Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Tedford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Alexander W. Tedford is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 204 of 2,421 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Dallas Police Department, 6 of 95 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alexander W. Tedford's cause is highlighted.
How Alexander W. Tedford Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Alexander W. Tedford is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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