Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Officer Charles Freiherr was struck and killed by a switch engine while patrolling the former Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yards near the present day intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Jefferson Avenue.
Officer Freiherr had served with the agency for only two months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Special Officer Freiherr served with the Sheboygan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Sheboygan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Officer Charles Freiherr 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Sheboygan Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Freiherr's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Freiherr Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Freiherr is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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