Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Augustine Arnold was killed in an automobile crash after arresting a subject for driving while intoxicated on West Seminary Street. After arresting the man, Patrolman Arnold asked a nearby citizen to drive the vehicle, with Patrolman Arnold and the prisoner, to the police station. When the man started the vehicle, it accelerated rapidly, and he was unable to control it. The driver jumped out of the vehicle just before it crashed through a fence and drove down a steep hill. Patrolman Arnold was thrown from the vehicle and crushed. The prisoner was slightly injured. Patrolman Arnold had served with the Norwalk Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters, parents, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Arnold gave the Norwalk Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Norwalk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Arnold.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Augustine J. Arnold 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Augustine J. Arnold's cause is highlighted.
How Augustine J. Arnold Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Augustine J. Arnold is highlighted in Jun.