Eric O. Bjorkback
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Sergeant

Eric O. Bjorkback

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch August 18, 1933
Age 58
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Eric Bjorkback was killed after a 25-mile pursuit with robbery suspects. Sergeant Bjorkback and another officer attempted to pull over a vehicle believed to have been at the scene of two holdups the night before. After gunfire was exchanged near 87th Street and Raytown Road, the other officer hit a depression in the road and lost control of the patrol car. The car flipped and landed in a ditch on the side of the road. Sergeant Bjorkback succumbed to his injuries before reaching the hospital. The two suspects were apprehended the next day. One pleaded guilty to nine charges of robbery and was sentenced to 10 years. A youth was sentenced to three years in a youth home after being convicted of seven counts of robbery and delinquency. Sergeant Bjorkback had served with the Kansas City Police Department for 29 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, brother, and two sisters.

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29 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Bjorkback gave the Kansas City Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bjorkback.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Kansas City, Cass County, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 18, 1933
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Not available

The Sacrifice · Accident

Eric 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 1933, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Eric was 58. 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. Eric had served 29 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 15.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 1.6% of these deaths.

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His people

Kansas City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Eric among them.

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Where

Sergeant Eric O. Bjorkback

Kansas City Police Department · End of Watch August 18, 1933

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-W

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