Roll of Honor
Russell Maxwell Baldwin
Incident
Lieutenant Russell Baldwin was shot and killed after stopping a man who had just robbed a grocery store of $240. During the traffic stop at the 300 block of Lafayette Avenue, the subject exited his vehicle with a gun hidden behind his back. As Lieutenant Baldwin was exiting his patrol vehicle, the subject produced a gun and shot Lieutenant Baldwin three times, leaving him lying on the pavement with his gun still holstered. The suspect was apprehended two days later. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. When Indiana's death penalty was declared unconstitutional, he was sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2009. Lieutenant Baldwin was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Crawfordsville Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.
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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.
Lieutenant Baldwin gave the Crawfordsville Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Crawfordsville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Russell Maxwell Baldwin served in the Other (1948â1952) before joining law enforcement.
Lieutenant Russell Maxwell Baldwin 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Russell Maxwell Baldwin's cause is highlighted.
How Russell Maxwell Baldwin Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Russell Maxwell Baldwin is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Russell Maxwell Baldwin was killed by gun; unknown type.