Roll of Honor
Incident
Auxiliary Officer Arthur Reifeis died one week after being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at 46th and Meridian streets. The driver who struck him was charged with reckless driving. Auxiliary Officer Reifeis had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter and four sons.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Officer Reifeis gave the Indianapolis Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Officer Reifeis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Auxiliary Officer Arthur L. Reifeis 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Indianapolis Police Department, 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur L. Reifeis's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur L. Reifeis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur L. Reifeis is highlighted in Mar.
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