Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Tony Swartzlander was struck and killed at 12:49 p.m. by a vehicle containing two men wanted for armed robbery. Patrolman Swartzlander was attempting to set up a roadblock when he was struck by the vehicle. The armed robbers had been pursued through three counties before running over Patrolman Swartzlander. The suspects crashed their car after striking Patrolman Swartzlander and were apprehended at the scene. They were sentenced to prison and released after fulfilling their sentences. Patrolman Swartzlander, a Vietnam War veteran, served with the Bremen Police Department for five years.
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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.
Patrolman Swartzlander gave the Bremen Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bremen 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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Incident Details
Military Service
Tony E. Swartzlander served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Tony E. Swartzlander 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tony E. Swartzlander's cause is highlighted.
How Tony E. Swartzlander Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tony E. Swartzlander is highlighted in Feb.