Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Marshal Ralph Fisher suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to arrest two burglary suspects. At approximately 4:00 am, Marshal Fisher and a state trooper were alerted to a burglary taking place at Mount's Tavern. Marshal Fisher arrived and encountered two suspects who overpowered and assaulted him before taking his gun. Upon the state trooper's arrival, one suspect using the marshal's gun exchanged gunfire, wounding the trooper, before both suspects fled in their vehicle. The trooper then found Marshal Fisher behind the tavern, having died of a heart attack from the struggle with the suspects. The suspects were located less than two hours later attempting to flee the state. They were captured by another state trooper who had stationed himself at the Dogtown Ferry near Mount Vernon. The suspects, with only $37 taken from the tavern and Marshal Fisher's gun, offered no resistance. They were charged with auto banditry and second-degree burglary.
Marshal Fisher was survived by his wife and son.
Survivors
Marshal Fisher was survived by his wife and son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Fisher served with the New Harmony Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Harmony community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Fisher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Town Marshal Ralph Fisher is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IN, 24 of 503 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ralph Fisher's cause is highlighted.
How Ralph Fisher Compares
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When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph Fisher is highlighted in Jul.