Union Township Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 8, 1982
Age: 22
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 8, 1982
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Frederick Offenburger was killed in a single vehicle accident. He had been dispatched to assist a village officer on a woman screaming call while on patrol in the township. He was traveling on an unfamiliar road with curves and did not know about a bend in the road and struck a tree. Patrolman Offenburger died instantly.
Patrolman Offenburger was survived by his daughter. He is buried in the Wilson Cemetery, Licking County, Ohio.