Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Irving Baker succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when he was assaulted while attempting to arrest an intoxicated subject.
As he escorted the man to jail, the man picked him up and slammed him against a lamppost. After several hours, Patrolman Baker began to cough up blood. He was treated and released from the hospital, but he continued to feel bad. When he returned to the hospital, it was discovered that he had a broken rib that had punctured his lung. An infection set in, causing his death.
Patrolman Baker had served with the Warren Police Department for 8 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Baker gave the Warren Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Warren community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Baker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Irving Baker 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Warren Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Irving Baker's cause is highlighted.
How Irving Baker Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Irving Baker is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Irving Baker was killed by person.
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