Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Emil Newberg and Detective Lieutenant Thomas Truesdale were both shot and killed as they tried to disarm a suicidal man who had barricaded himself in a bathroom with a pistol. The suspect, 35, walked away from a veterans mental hospital in Brockton, Mass., on October 21, 1957. He was committed to a Providence mental hospital, where he died in 1983. Patrolman Newberg had served with the Pawtuckett Police Department for 30 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Newberg gave the Pawtucket Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Pawtucket community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Newberg.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Emil A. Newberg is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In RI, 25 of 55 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 45.5% of this state's fallen. That is 45.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Pawtucket Police Department, 4 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Emil A. Newberg's cause is highlighted.
How Emil A. Newberg Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Emil A. Newberg is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Emil A. Newberg was killed by handgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from Pawtucket Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
