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Assistant Chief of Police

Harry L. Bolin

Newton Police Department — Newton, KS

Accident

End of Watch June 17, 1932

Age 36

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 2 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Assistant Chief Harry Bolin succumbed to injuries he received in an automobile crash on West Broadway on June 15, 1932. Assistant Chief Bolin was following a car he suspected of transporting illegal whiskey. To avoid detection, he was driving without headlights and ran off the road into a ditch. He was transported to Bethel Hospital, where he passed away two days later. Two other officers in the vehicle survived their minor injuries. Assistant Chief Bolin had served with the Newton Police Department for over two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, young son, parents, two brothers, and a sister.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Bolin gave the Newton Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Bolin.

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

Agency

Department Newton Police Department

Location Newton, KS

Platform Identity npd.harvey.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 17, 1932

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 2 mo

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Assistant Chief of Police Harry L. Bolin 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below 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.

Newton Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Accident

KS — Statewide

of 335 officers

19.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry L. Bolin's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Harry L. Bolin Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

2.2

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry L. Bolin is highlighted in Jun.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

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