Charles Alexander Christie
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Patrolman

Charles Alexander Christie

Dartmouth Police Department — Dartmouth, KS
Accident
End of Watch August 18, 1966
Age 75
Tour of Duty 40 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Charles Christie was stuck and killed by an earth mover machine while directing traffic at a construction site.

Patrolman Christie had served with the Dartmouth Police Department for 40 years.

Survivors

He was survived by a brother.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

40 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Christie gave the Dartmouth Police Department 40 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Dartmouth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Christie.

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

Agency

Location Dartmouth, KS
Platform Identity dpd.barton.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 18, 1966
Tour of Duty 40 yrs
Age 75
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Charles Alexander Christie 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%.

Dartmouth Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
KS — Statewide
66
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. Charles Alexander Christie'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 Charles Alexander Christie Compares

Age at End of Watch
75
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Alexander Christie is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897