Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Wolff was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol.
Survivors
He had served with the department for more than a year and was survived by his wife, infant child, and his parents.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Wolff gave the Birmingham Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wolff.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Newton Edward Wolff 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Birmingham Police Dept., 14 of 49 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Newton Edward Wolff's cause is highlighted.
How Newton Edward Wolff Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Newton Edward Wolff is highlighted in Jul.
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