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TOTAL INDIANA LINE OF DUTY DEATHS KNOWN TO DATE – 514
TOTAL INDIANA AGENCIES WITH LINE OF DUTY DEATHS – 191

RECENT HISTORICAL OFFICERS

Night Watchman William Meade Smith
Westfield Police Department
Friday, November 2, 1928
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Incident County: Hamilton

Detective Sergeant Ralph Gerald “Jerry” Akeman
Indianapolis Police Department
Thursday, March 23, 1954
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Incident County: Vanderburgh

Detective Benjamin Tobias Thornton
Indianapolis Police Department
Monday, June 18, 1900
Cause of Death: Duty-related illness
Incident County: Marion

RECENT FALLEN K-9 OFFICERS

K-9 Diesel
Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Incident County: Bartholomew
Handler: Deputy Sheriff Joshua “Matt” Bush

K-9 Harlej
Fishers Police Department
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Incident County: Hamilton
Handler: Officer Jarred Koopman

K-9 Castorka “Cas”
Whitley County Sheriff’s Department
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Incident County: Whitley
Handler: Deputy Sheriff Gary Archbold

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