Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant Chief Harry Bolin succumbed to injuries he received in an automobile crash on West Broadway on June 15, 1932. Assistant Chief Bolin was following a car he suspected of transporting illegal whiskey. To avoid detection, he was driving without headlights and ran off the road into a ditch. He was transported to Bethel Hospital, where he passed away two days later. Two other officers in the vehicle survived their minor injuries. Assistant Chief Bolin had served with the Newton Police Department for over two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, young son, parents, two brothers, and a sister.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Bolin gave the Newton Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Bolin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief of Police Harry L. Bolin is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 19.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Newton Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry L. Bolin's cause is highlighted.
How Harry L. Bolin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry L. Bolin is highlighted in Jun.
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