Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Richard Bain was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car struck a house at the intersection of Dayton Avenue and Blackstone Avenue.
Sergeant Blain was a WWII veteran. He had served with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office for 11 years and had served in law enforcement for almost thirteen years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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.
Sergeant Bain gave the Fresno County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fresno community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Richard Thomas Bain served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Richard Thomas Bain 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Fresno County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Thomas Bain's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Thomas Bain Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Thomas Bain is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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