Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Louis Joachim died from rabies after being bitten by a rabid dog two months earlier.
He was attempting to subdue the dog when he was bit.
Officer Joachim had served with the Faribault Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Joachim gave the Faribault Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Faribault community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Louis Joachim 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Faribault Police Department, 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. Louis Joachim's cause is highlighted.
How Louis Joachim Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Joachim is highlighted in May.
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Faribault Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
