Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Hixson was killed in a vehicle pursuit which started shortly before midnight. He had radioed to dispatch that he was chasing a Chevrolet. After his initial broadcast, radio contact was lost. Responding officers located Chief Hixson's wrecked patrol car five miles west of Big Cabin. He was taken to Claremore Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries later in the morning. The suspects he was chasing were never identified. Chief Hixson, a WWII Navy veteran, served with the Claremore Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son and three daughters.
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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.
Chief of Police Hixson gave the Claremore Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Claremore community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edgar Hixson served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police Edgar Hixson 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Claremore Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar Hixson's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar Hixson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar Hixson is highlighted in Oct.
Military Service
Edgar Hixson served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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