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Police Officer

Clark Teeple

Napoleon Police Department — Napoleon, OH

Accident

End of Watch March 12, 1931

Age 58

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Clark Teeple was struck by a vehicle while performing a traffic stop at the intersection of Perry Street and Front Street.

At approximately 7:30 pm, Officer Teeple initiated a traffic stop for a missing headlight. After speaking to the driver, he was attempting to walk around the vehicle when he was struck by another vehicle. He was rushed to Memorial Hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.

As the driver of the vehicle provided aid to Officer Teeple, the man who was pulled over for the traffic violation fled the scene and was never apprehended. The driver who struck Officer Teeple was a Fish and Game Warden and a close friend of Officer Teeple.

Police Officer Teeple served with the Napoleon Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Teeple gave the Napoleon Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Napoleon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Teeple.

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

Agency

Department Napoleon Police Department

Location Napoleon, OH

Platform Identity npd.henry.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 12, 1931

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Clark Teeple 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%.

Napoleon Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clark Teeple's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Clark Teeple Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service