Elmer E. Norgren
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Police Officer

Elmer E. Norgren

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA
Felonious
End of Watch January 15, 1943
Age 32
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Elmer Norgren succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by a drunk driver while issuing a traffic citation at MacArthur Boulevard and Van Buren Street. Officer Norgren and the driver were standing behind the vehicle when another car swerved into them and knocked them onto the pavement. The car then struck the pulled-over vehicle that had passengers inside. The driver who was receiving the citation was treated for injuries and released. The passengers in the vehicle were not injured. Officer Norgren was transported to Merritt Hospital, where he died from a skull fracture three days later. The subject was apprehended and charged with negligent homicide. His driver's license had previously been suspended for drunk driving. The 45-year-old subject was convicted of negligent homicide and drunk driving and sentenced to two years, one year for each charge to be served consecutively. Officer Norgren had served with the Oakland Police Department for at least three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, three sisters, and two brothers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Norgren gave the Oakland Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Norgren.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1943
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Elmer is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1943, 66 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 109th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Elmer was 32. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Elmer had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Oakland Police Department has 54 officers remembered here, Elmer among them.

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Where

Police Officer Elmer E. Norgren

Oakland Police Department · End of Watch January 15, 1943

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-E

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