Charles Barton Licato
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Corporal

Charles Barton Licato

Accident
End of Watch September 6, 2012
Age 34
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Charles Licato was killed in a single vehicle crash on Route 1, in Darlington, shortly before 2:30 am.

A citizen called 911 to report the crash and responding deputies discovered Corporal Licato's department vehicle.

On September 12th, 2012, Sergeant Ian Loughran suffered a fatal heart while attending Corporal Licato's funeral.

Corporal Licato had served with the Harford County Sheriff's Office for 14 years and was assigned to the Apprehension Unit. His brother serves with the same agency working Patrol, and his father serves in law enforcement at an allied agency.

Rest in peace Corporal Licato. Sorry to hear of Sergeant Loughran's passing while attending your Inspector's funeral.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis November 9th, 2021

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Licato gave the Harford County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bel Air community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Licato.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Bel Air, Harford County, MD
Platform Identity hcso.harford.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 6, 2012
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Charles Barton Licato 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 Harford County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Harford County Sheriff's Office
1
of 6 officers
16.7% Accident
MD — Statewide
140
of 377 officers
37.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Barton Licato's cause is highlighted.

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

How Charles Barton Licato Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Barton Licato 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