Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Edgar Dye succumbed to gangrene which set in after having his leg amputated as a result of a duty related accident.
Four months earlier he had chased a suspect into the loft of the barn where he apprehended the man. As the two climbed down a ladder, a rung broke and Officer Dye suffered a severe leg fracture. As a result of the fracture, Officer Dye's leg had to be amputated. The following February gangrene set in, resulting in his death three weeks later.
Officer Dye had served with the Middletown Police Department for fifteen months.
NEVER FORGET! Honoring the dedicated Police Officer Edgar Lewis Dye of the Middletown Police Department, Middletown, Ohio and the additional 75 peace officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.
Superintendent Joe Morbitzer (Retired) Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation March 21st, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Dye gave the Middletown Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Middletown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dye.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Edgar Lewis Dye 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 Middletown Police Department, 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar Lewis Dye's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar Lewis Dye Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar Lewis Dye is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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