Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Hank Baker succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck by a train. He was searching a train for a wanted man and as he stepped off of it he stepped into the patch of an oncoming engine.
His leg was severed by the train's wheels and he died from his injury the following day.
Chief Baker was survived by his wife, son and daughter.
Survivors
Chief Baker was survived by his wife, son and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Baker served with the North Platte Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the North Platte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Baker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Hank L. Baker 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 NE, 36 of 151 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At North Platte Police Dept., 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hank L. Baker's cause is highlighted.
How Hank L. Baker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hank L. Baker is highlighted in Nov.
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from North Platte Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
