Albert A. Sutter

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department — Baltimore, MD

Accident

End of Watch February 8, 1950

Age 55

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 21

Incident

Lieutenant Albert Sutter was killed in an automobile accident in Hogsett, West Virginia.

He was returning to Parkersburg, West Virginia, following an investigation in Huntington. He was driving north on Route 2 when his vehicle left the roadway, swerved back across both lanes, and struck another vehicle head-on. The driver of the other car was also killed in the accident.

Lieutenant Sutter had served with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department for 27 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, five daughters, and five grandchildren.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

27 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Sutter gave the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Sutter.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity borpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 8, 1950

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant Albert A. Sutter is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, 8 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department

of 22 officers

36.4% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident