Roll of Honor
Charles Russell Ladd
Incident
Location: Ohio Weapon: Not available Offender: Not available
Detective Charles Ladd was crushed between two freight cars in the Nickel Plate yards in Lima, Ohio.
He had been called to the yards to investigate reports of a suspicious person. He was chasing the man when he attempted to cross the tracks between freight cars. The cars buckled and he was crushed between them.
Detective Ladd was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served in law enforcement for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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.
Detective Ladd gave the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Thank you 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
Charles Russell Ladd served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Charles Russell Ladd 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 New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department, 6 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Russell Ladd's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Russell Ladd Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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