Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Sroczynski was killed when the patrol wagon he was riding in was struck by another vehicle. About 6:30 p.m, Officer Sroczynski and his partner took a prisoner to the Safety Building. Officer Sroczynski, who was driving had just pulled up onto the ramp leading out of the police garage. As he started to drive north across State Street, a westbound car struck the police van. The impact of the crash spun the police van around several times and Officer Sroczynski was thrown from the vehicle. The van then caught one wheel on a curb and toppled over, crushing him. Police who heard the crash and several passersby rushed to the wagon and lifted it and pulled Officer Sroczynski from beneath it. He was taken to the hospital where he died 90 minutes later from his injuries. Officer Sroczynski had been with the agency for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, parents, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Sroczynski gave the Milwaukee Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Sroczynski.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Alan Sroczynski 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. Alan Sroczynski's cause is highlighted.
How Alan Sroczynski Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alan Sroczynski is highlighted in Nov.
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