Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Bobby Barrickman was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol at 9 pm.
Another vehicle crossed over the center line and struck his patrol car head-on. Officer Barrickman succumbed to massive chest injuries.
Officer Barrickman was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and served with the Newton Police Department for five years.
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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.
Police Officer Barrickman gave the Newton Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newton 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
Bobby Junior Barrickman served in the Marine Corps (1974â1974) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Bobby Junior Barrickman 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Newton Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bobby Junior Barrickman's cause is highlighted.
How Bobby Junior Barrickman Compares
Offender Outcome
routine driving
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bobby Junior Barrickman is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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