Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Charles Lind was struck and killed by a streetcar in front of the District Six station house on Delta Avenue in Cincinnati.
He was working desk duty when he informed his sergeant he was stepping outside to take a break shortly after midnight. As he looked at his watch, he failed to see an approaching streetcar and was fatally struck.
Patrolman Henry Deering was struck and killed by a streetcar in the same spot on March 24, 1902.
Patrolman Lind had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for 22 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Lind gave the Cincinnati Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lind.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Charles W. Lind 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%.
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. Charles W. Lind's cause is highlighted.
How Charles W. Lind Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles W. Lind is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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