Edward Baltimore Vogel
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Chief of Police

Edward Baltimore Vogel

Walla Walla Police Department — Walla Walla, WA
Accident
End of Watch October 19, 1932
Age 48
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief Vogel was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a fire alarm. His patrol car collided with a fire truck, that was also responding to the call, at an intersection. After the initial collision Chief Vogel's patrol car was pushed into a home. The alarm turned out to be a false alarm and had been pulled by a 7-year-old boy.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Vogel served with the Walla Walla Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Walla Walla community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Vogel.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA
Platform Identity wwpd.wallawalla.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 19, 1932
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief of Police Edward Baltimore Vogel 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 WA, 111 of 340 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.6% of this state's fallen. That is 32.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Walla Walla Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
WA — Statewide
111
of 340 officers
32.6% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Baltimore Vogel's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Edward Baltimore Vogel Compares

Age at Death
48
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Baltimore Vogel is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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