Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Simon Carie was shot and killed while he and another officer responded to a call at a store in which two subjects were attempting to use counterfeit currency. As the officers approached the subjects in front of 513 Main Street, Detective Carie was shot and killed. The other officer returned fire, hitting one of the suspects, while the other suspect escaped. The subject who escaped was captured two days later near Bucknell. He had recently escaped from the Oklahoma Penitentiary. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The Indiana Supreme Court ordered a new trial, and he was returned to Knox County from Michigan State Penitentiary. In October of 1927, he escaped from the Knox County Jail. He was captured in Denver, Colorado, in August 1928. He was again convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In 1931, the Indiana Supreme Court ordered a third trial. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 21 years in prison. He was released in 1948 and returned to the Oklahoma Penitentiary to finish serving his original sentence for armed robbery when he escaped. The wounded suspect was sent to a hospital for the criminally insane in Michigan City. He was determined to be sane in 1950 and was returned to Knox County to be tried for Detective Carie's murder. As his trial began, he was quickly adjudged insane and sent back to the hospital in Michigan City. Detective Carie had served with the Vincennes Police Department for six years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Carie gave the Vincennes Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Vincennes community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Carie.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Simon Arthur Carie 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 Vincennes Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Simon Arthur Carie's cause is highlighted.
How Simon Arthur Carie Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 21 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Simon Arthur Carie is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Simon Arthur Carie was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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