Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Harvey CountyCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 4/9/2005Added to Memorial: 2006Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Kurt A. Ford was fatally wounded on April 9, 2005, when he entered the Newton home of suspect Gregory Moore. Moore...
Type of Officer: Game WardenJurisdiction: NewtonCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 5/8/1974Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWarden Nonnast and another game warden were patrolling the Arkansas River investigating reported illegal snagging and hand fishing....
Type of Officer: Assistant Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: NewtonCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 6/15/1932Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Automobile AccidentChief Bolin was following a car suspected of transporting illegal alcohol. To avoid alerting the...
Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: NewtonCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 11/22/1928Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Internal HemorrhageChief DuFriend and Officer Paul Dutton were responding to a store robbery. While en route, DuFriend suffered a...
Type of Officer: Special OfficerJurisdiction: Santa Fe RailroadCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 1/9/1926Added to Memorial: 2007Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn August 9, 1921, while riding a locomotive through Newton’s Sand Creek yards, Santa Fe Railway Special...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Harvey CountyCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 9/23/1871Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Sheriff Carlos King had disarmed one Thomas Edwards for disturbing the peace and had run him out of town. Edwards...