Charles William Arman

Lafayette Police Department — Lafayette, IN

Felonious

End of Watch November 1, 1927

Age 41

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Captain Charles Arman was shot and killed by six suspects after responding to a bank robbery-in-progress call. As Captain Arman entered the bank, he was shot three times and died of his wounds at the scene. The suspects escaped with approximately $1,000 in a car with Iowa license plates. Of the two suspects who were later identified, one escaped from prison while serving a 25-year sentence, but was later paroled and has since died. The other suspect committed suicide in Sidell, Illinois, following the robbery of a Clinton, Indiana, bank in 1930 in which two other men suspected in Captain Arman's murder were also killed. Of the remaining suspected individuals, one was recaptured three days after the same prison escape while another was killed by police during their recapture. Captain Arman had served with the Lafayette Police Department for eight years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Arman gave the Lafayette Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lafayette community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Arman.

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

Agency

Department Lafayette Police Department

Location Lafayette, IN

Platform Identity lpd.tippecanoe.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1927

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Apprehended

Captain Charles William Arman is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Lafayette Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Lafayette Police Department

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 503 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious