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Officer

Roland Hicks, Jr.

Camp Hill Police Department — Camp Hill, AL

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End of Watch August 10, 1969

Age 22

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Gender Male

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Incident

Officer Roland Hicks was killed in an automobile crash during a pursuit on Road 50 in Tallapoosa County. The driver of the car that collided with Officer Hicks' vehicle was also killed. The driver of the vehicle being pursued continued to flee. Officer Hicks was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Officer Hicks served with the Camp Hill Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Camp Hill 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 Camp Hill Police Department

Location Camp Hill, AL

Platform Identity chpd.tallapoosa.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 10, 1969

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Not available

Military Service

Roland Hicks, Jr. served in the Air Force (1965â1968) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Roland Hicks, Jr. 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 Camp Hill Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Camp Hill Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Accident

AL — Statewide

182

of 643 officers

28.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roland Hicks, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Roland Hicks, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roland Hicks, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

Incident Location

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