Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Monday, December 26, 1927
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 14 years, 9 months
Badge Number: 26
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: October 4, 1927
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Alex Tedford died after contracting an infection while conducting a prohibition raid on Forrest Avenue (Present day Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard). During the raid Officer Tedford fell and tore ligaments in one of his legs. A blood clot and infection formed, causing his death.
Officer Tedford served with the Dallas Police Department for 14 years and was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
Officer Tedford's brother, Theodore A. Tedford, was shot and killed in the line of duty 15 years earlier while serving as a member of the Dallas Police Department.