Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Ernest Lacy was killed in an automobile accident when his cruiser struck a concrete bridge abutment in the 2500 block of North Country Club Road. Sergeant Lacy had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 16 years and was a US Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Sergeant Lacy gave the Indianapolis Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis 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
Ernest Max Lacy served in the Other (1952â1956) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Ernest Max Lacy 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Indianapolis Police Dept., 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest Max Lacy's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest Max Lacy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest Max Lacy is highlighted in May.
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