Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Richard Lear was struck by a vehicle and killed while responding to a burglar alarm call in the 5400 block of York Road.
Officer Lear had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for over 30 years and was assigned to the Northern District.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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30 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Lear gave the Baltimore City Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lear.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Richard J. Lear 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Baltimore Police Dept., 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard J. Lear's cause is highlighted.
How Richard J. Lear Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard J. Lear is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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