Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Herbert Towne was killed in an automobile crash during a vehicle pursuit on Route 100 and Route 2. At 10:45 p.m., he attempted to pull over two vehicles- one merged onto Route 2, and another continued onto Route 95- when he lost control of his patrol car on a curve. The vehicle overturned, ejecting him. The speeders were never apprehended. Patrolman Towne was a United States Navy Korean War veteran and had served with the Newport Police Department for five months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and sisters.
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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.
Patrolman Towne served with the Newport Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Newport community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Herbert E. Towne served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Herbert E. Towne 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 ME, 41 of 102 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.2% of this state's fallen. That is 40.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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Military Service
Herbert E. Towne served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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