Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Baker succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident five days earlier. He and a local sheriff were transporting two prisoners back to Charlotte when the accident occurred. Detective Baker had been with the agency for 11 years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Baker gave the Charlotte Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Baker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Charlie Herbert Baker is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At Charlotte Police Department, 4 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charlie Herbert Baker's cause is highlighted.
How Charlie Herbert Baker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charlie Herbert Baker is highlighted in Apr.
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