Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Scott Vasbinder was shot and killed when he and a local constable surprised three men during an attempted robbery of the Warren Telephone Company on Broad Street. He was transferred to Warren City Hospital, where he died from two bullet wounds in the stomach. All three suspects escaped. Two weeks later, one of the suspects was shot and killed, and another was captured by police in Warren, Ohio when they attempted to hold up a service station. The captured suspect implicated the third suspect, who was later apprehended in Pennsylvania. Both were convicted of Marshal Vasbinder's murder and executed at the state penitentiary in Columbus on April 29, 1933. Chief Vasbinder had served with the Newton Falls Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Vasbinder gave the Newton Falls Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newton Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Vasbinder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Scott M. Vasbinder is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Newton Falls Police Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Scott M. Vasbinder's cause is highlighted.
How Scott M. Vasbinder Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1933
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Scott M. Vasbinder is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Scott M. Vasbinder was killed by gun; unknown type.
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