Bakersfield Police Department
Police Officer David Joseph Nelson
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 26, 2015
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer William Leonard Sikola
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1983
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 20, 1980
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1952
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Floyd B. D. W. Cummings
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, January 7, 1952
Cause: Fall
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 22, 1917
Cause: Struck by train
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 17, 1917
Cause: Struck by streetcar
City Marshal Thomas Jefferson Packard
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, April 20, 1903
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 8
- Fall 1
- Gunfire 1
- Motorcycle crash 2
- Struck by streetcar 1
- Struck by train 1
- Vehicle pursuit 2
By Month
- January 1
- April 1
- June 3
- July 2
- August 1
By Gender
- Male 8
- Female 0
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Gunfire 1