Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Jacob Boelens was killed in an automobile accident while he and the undersheriff were returning to Oswego after handling a call in Edna.
Their car was struck head-on by a vehicle containing three juveniles.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Boelens served with the Labette County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Oswego community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Boelens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Jacob W. Boelens 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Labette County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jacob W. Boelens's cause is highlighted.
How Jacob W. Boelens Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jacob W. Boelens is highlighted in Dec.
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