Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Lowell Krause was killed when his car was involved in an accident with another vehicle at an intersection near Amboy.
The 22-year-old driver and a 60-year-old passenger in the other vehicle suffered minor injuries.
Chief Krause was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Chief Krause was survived by his wife and two children.
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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.
Chief of Police Krause served with the Amboy Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Amboy community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Krause.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Lowell Lloyd Krause 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lowell Lloyd Krause's cause is highlighted.
How Lowell Lloyd Krause Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lowell Lloyd Krause is highlighted in Jul.