Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Robert Baron succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle on I-25, near San Felipe Pueblo.
Sergeant Baron was investigating a previous accident during a period of blizzard-like conditions when another vehicle lost control and struck him. He was transported to the University of New Mexico Hospital where he remained in a coma until passing away.
He had served with the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office for eight years. He had served in law enforcement for a total of 25 years and had previously served with the National Park Service, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the Los Angeles County Probation Department.
Sergeant Baron was a charter member of Law Enforcement United.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, who is also a law enforcement officer and LEU member, and a 10-year-old son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Baron gave the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Bernalillo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Baron.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Robert W. Baron 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 NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.
At Sandoval County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert W. Baron's cause is highlighted.
How Robert W. Baron Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert W. Baron is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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