Motorcycle Officer Louis Allinson, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Motorcycle Officer Louis Allinson

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

End of Watch Sunday, March 28, 1915

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Louis Allinson

Motorcycle Officer Louis Allinson was killed in a motorcycle crash while pursuing a speeding vehicle on Wilshire Boulevard near the Sawtelle Veterans Home.

He and other officers were conducting speed enforcement on the new section of road adjacent to the veterans home when he began pursuing a speeding motorist. His front wheel struck a rock in the roadway, causing him to be thrown from the motorcycle. A citizen transported him to St. Catherine's Hospital where he died of his injuries the following day.

Officer Allinson was a U.S. Army veteran of the Spanish-American War and had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for three years.

Bio

Age 37
Tour 3 years
Badge 1
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Motorcycle crash
Incident Date Saturday, March 27, 1915

traffic stop

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Officer Allinson,
On today, the 110th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

March 28, 2025