Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Werner was killed during a vehicle pursuit when an unrelated vehicle turned in front him. He was unable to avoid the vehicle and his motorcycle struck it.
Officer Werner had been with the agency for only one year. He was killed on his 30th birthday.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Werner gave the Milwaukee Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Werner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Arnold O. Werner 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Milwaukee Police Department, 23 of 69 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. Arnold O. Werner's cause is highlighted.
How Arnold O. Werner Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arnold O. Werner is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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