Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Henry Ruberg succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when the horse he was riding stumbled and fell. He had been detailed to strike duty at the Southern Railroad Terminal when the injury occurred.
Patrolman Ruberg had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
29 years. You could have gone home.
Mounted Patrolman Ruberg gave the Cincinnati Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Mounted Patrolman Ruberg.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Mounted Patrolman Henry Ruberg is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Cincinnati Police Department, 32 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Ruberg's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Ruberg Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Ruberg is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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