Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer John Lievens was killed after being crushed between a wrecker and a car while providing traffic control east of Grinnell. Officer Lievens had served with the agency for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Lievens gave the Brooklyn Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brooklyn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Lievens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John F. Lievens 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John F. Lievens's cause is highlighted.
How John F. Lievens Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John F. Lievens is highlighted in Nov.