Robert John Barlow

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Cardiac

End of Watch April 23, 1978

Age 43

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

He was assigned to Memorial Stadium on opening day for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team and engaged in numerous stressful and physically exhausting activities throughout the day, including carrying a stroke victim to medical personnel. Sergeant Barlow suffered a heart attack approximately one hour after getting off duty.

Sergeant Barlow had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 22 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Barlow gave the Baltimore City Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Barlow.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

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

Service Record

End of Watch April 23, 1978

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sergeant Robert John Barlow is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MD, 22 of 377 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 8 of 151 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

5.3% Cardiac

MD — Statewide

of 377 officers

5.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac