James Lawrence Ward

Baltimore County Police Department — Towson, MD

Suicide Honored

End of Watch August 29, 2016

Age 44

The Vigil Panel 166 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Biography

Officer James Lawrence Ward (Larry) served the Baltimore County Police Department for nineteen years and eight months. Larry was a highly decorated officer and loved by all who worked with him. Larry was born on January 11, 1974, in Bel Air, Maryland, and graduated from Edgewood High School. He enjoyed the water, primarily the beach and fishing. Larry loved Jeeps, classic rock, traveling, and spending time outdoors and with his close friends and family. Larry was respected and loved by those in his life, community, and those he worked with. In addition to his law enforcement career, Larry spent the majority of his young adulthood as a volunteer Firefighter with the Fallston Fire Department. Larry will be missed for his kindhearted, loving, fun, and spontaneous personality. Larry is survived by his fiancé Jourdan Richmond, his sister Linda Hoffmann, her husband David, and his nieces and nephews, Brian, Henry, Brittany, and Keely. Also survived by many other family members, close friends, and First Responder family members.

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Officer James Ward served with the Baltimore County Police Department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore County Police Department

Location Towson, MD

Platform Identity bcpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 29, 2016

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

James Lawrence Ward is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MD, 5 of 377 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Baltimore County Police Department, 1 of 12 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore County Police Department

of 12 officers

8.3% Suicide

MD — Statewide

of 377 officers

1.3% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide