Roll of Honor
Richard Charles Swan, Sr.
Incident
Sergeant Richard Swan was struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating a traffic accident. Sergeant Swan had served with the agency for 21 years and had previously served with the United States Navy.
Survivors
He was survived by his three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Swan gave the Klamath Falls Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Klamath Falls community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Richard Charles Swan, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Richard Charles Swan, Sr. 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Charles Swan, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Richard Charles Swan, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Charles Swan, Sr. is highlighted in Nov.