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| Officer Alex W. Tedford
Dallas Police Department
Texas
End of Watch: Monday, December 26, 1927 Biographical Info
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: 26 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: Monday, December 26, 1927
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Officer Alex Tedford died after contracting an infection while conducting a prohibition raid. During the raid Officer Tedford fell and tore ligaments in one of his legs. A blood clot and infection formed, causing his death.
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
Officer Tedford's brother, T. A. Tedford, was shot and killed in the line of duty 15 years earlier while serving as a member of the Dallas Police Department. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
