Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland
End of Watch: Sunday, April 23, 1978
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: April 23, 1978
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Robert Barlow died after suffering a heart attack.
He was assigned to Memorial Stadium on opening day for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team and engaged in numerous stressful and physically exhausting activities throughout the day, including carrying a stroke victim to medical personnel. Sergeant Barlow suffered a heart attack approximately one hour after getting off duty.
Sergeant Barlow had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 22 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.