Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Peter Redar succumbed to injuries suffered over two weeks earlier when his patrol car was struck by a semitrailer.
Chief Redar was returning from photographing a death scene and was stopped at an intersection when the semitrailer jack-knifed and struck his patrol car.
Chief Redar had served with the Schererville Police Department for 37 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
37 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Redar gave the Schererville Police Department 37 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Schererville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Redar.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Peter G. Redar 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Schererville Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter G. Redar's cause is highlighted.
How Peter G. Redar Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter G. Redar is highlighted in Aug.
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