Dale E. Newby
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Officer

Dale E. Newby

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Felonious
End of Watch July 17, 1982
Age 36
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Badge 5519
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Newby was shot and killed by a motorist he had pulled over for speeding and erratic driving on I-5 north of Stockton, California. Officer Newby scuffled with the motorist, an ex-mental patient, who opened fire with a .357 handgun. Officer Newby was struck in the hand, then twice in the back as he retreated to his vehicle for cover. The suspect then fled and took a hostage, whom he shot and killed before taking his own life. Officer Newby had been with the agency for 15 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Newby gave the California Highway Patrol 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Newby.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 17, 1982
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 36
Badge Number 5519
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Dale is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1982, 122 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 42nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Dale was 36. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Dale had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

California Highway Patrol has at least 120 officers remembered here, Dale among them.

Across the years

Officer Dale E. Newby

California Highway Patrol · End of Watch July 17, 1982

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-E

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