Charles Edwin Newton

Southern Pines Police Department — Southern Pines, NC

Felonious

End of Watch March 3, 1961

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Chief Charles Newton was shot and killed while answering a disturbance call. He was climbing a flight of stairs while attempting to talk a man at the top to put down a shotgun. The man suddenly raised it and shot Chief Newton.

Officers walking behind Chief Newton returned fire and killed the suspect.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Newton served with the Southern Pines Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Southern Pines community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Newton.

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

Agency

Department Southern Pines Police Department

Location Southern Pines, NC

Platform Identity sppd.moore.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 3, 1961

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed

Chief of Police Charles Edwin Newton 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Southern Pines Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Southern Pines Police Department

of 6 officers

66.7% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious