Bobby Junior Barrickman
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Police Officer

Bobby Junior Barrickman

Newton Police Department — Newton, IA
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch September 30, 1979
Age 33
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Badge 7
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Bobby Barrickman was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol at 9 pm.

Another vehicle crossed over the center line and struck his patrol car head-on. Officer Barrickman succumbed to massive chest injuries.

Officer Barrickman was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and served with the Newton Police Department for five years.

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BO-US-IA-77B32D35
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Barrickman gave the Newton Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newton community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Newton, Jasper County, IA
Platform Identity npd.jasper.ia.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 30, 1979
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 33
Badge Number 7
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Bobby Junior Barrickman served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1974–1974) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Bobby Junior Barrickman is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 31.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Newton Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Newton Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
IA — Statewide
71
of 226 officers
31.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bobby Junior Barrickman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Bobby Junior Barrickman Compares

Age at Death
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bobby Junior Barrickman is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Bobby Junior Barrickman served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1974–1974) before joining law enforcement.

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