Alson E. McCasland
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Patrolman

Alson E. McCasland

Denver Police Department — Denver, CO
Accident
End of Watch May 28, 1935
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman McCasland succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle accident one month earlier. He was on patrol when his motorcycle collided with a car at East 19th and Clarkson.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman McCasland served with the Denver Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McCasland.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Denver, Denver County, CO
Platform Identity dpd.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 28, 1935
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Alson 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 1935, 99 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 8th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

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

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Denver Police Department has 74 officers remembered here, Alson among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Alson E. McCasland

Denver Police Department · End of Watch May 28, 1935

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-W

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