Alvie C. Emmelman
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Officer

Alvie C. Emmelman

Indianapolis Police Department — Indianapolis, IN
Accident
End of Watch May 29, 1938
Age 41
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Alvie Emmelman was killed in a motorcycle accident near the Belt Railroad and Kentucky Avenue. Officer Emmelman had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters and three sons and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Emmelman gave the Indianapolis Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Emmelman.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 29, 1938
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Alvie is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1938, 89 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Alvie was 41. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Alvie had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Indianapolis Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Alvie among them.

Across the years

Officer Alvie C. Emmelman

Indianapolis Police Department · End of Watch May 29, 1938

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-W

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