The Pearland Police Department Pay Respect to one of their Fallen OfficersToday, the Pearland Police Department pay their respects for one of their fallen officers; Officer Henry O. Wendell Jr. who was struck and killed by a vehicle while he was directing traffic at Main Street and Plum Street after a high school football game on October 6, 1967. Today marks the 53rd anniversary that the Pearland Police Department lost one of its finest.Officer Wendell had been with the Pearland Police Department two months. He was survived by his wife and five children.