Schererville Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 4, 1964
Age: 68
Tour of Duty: 37 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: July 18, 1964
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief of Police Peter Redar succumbed to injuries suffered over two weeks earlier when his patrol car was struck by a semitrailer.
Chief Redar was returning from photographing a death scene and was stopped at an intersection when the semitrailer jack-knifed and struck his patrol car.
Chief Redar had served with the Schererville Police Department for 37 years. He was survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.