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Lieutenant

Richard Earl Newman Sr.

Crowley Police Department — Crowley, LA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch February 19, 1993

Age 48

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge 125

The Vigil Panel 138 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 3

Incident

Lieutenant Richard Newman was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a drug raid at Bossier and Bienville Streets in Layfayette at 11:19 p.m. Nineteen suspects had already been apprehended. As officers were arresting additional suspects, a struggle ensued. Another officer's gun discharged, striking Lieutenant Newman. Lieutenant Newman was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Crowley Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, three daughters, and eight grandchildren.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Lieutenant Newman gave the Crowley Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Crowley community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Crowley Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Crowley, Acadia Parish, LA

Platform Identity cpd.acadia.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 19, 1993

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 48

Badge Number 125

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Richard Earl Newman Sr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Lieutenant Richard Earl Newman Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 30.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Crowley Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Crowley Police Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident