Newton Police Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Sunday, September 30, 1979
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: 7
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 30, 1979
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Bobby Barrickman was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol at 9 pm.
Another vehicle crossed over the center line and struck his patrol car head-on. Officer Barrickman succumbed to massive chest injuries.
Officer Barrickman was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and served with the Newton Police Department for five years.