Charles Anthony Liddle
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Patrolman

Charles Anthony Liddle

Lawrenceburg Police Department — Lawrenceburg, IN
Accident
End of Watch August 27, 1942
Age 31
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Charles Liddle was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a disturbance call. A citizen had approached Patrolman Liddle to report the disturbance as he was conducting a traffic stop. As Patrolman Liddle responded to the location of the disturbance, his vehicle collided with another vehicle at Walnut and Third streets. The impact caused both vehicles to overturn, and Patrolman Liddle was thrown from his patrol car. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, and released three weeks later. On August 26, he became seriously ill and died during surgery of an intracerebral hemorrhage the following day. Patrolman Liddle had served with the Lawrenceburg Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, brother, two step-brothers, and one step-sister.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Liddle gave the Lawrenceburg Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lawrenceburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Liddle.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, IN
Platform Identity lpd.dearborn.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 27, 1942
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Charles Anthony Liddle is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In IN, 152 of 504 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this state's fallen. That is 30.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Lawrenceburg Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Lawrenceburg Police Department
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
IN — Statewide
152
of 504 officers
30.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

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

How Charles Anthony Liddle Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Anthony Liddle is highlighted in Aug.

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