North Platte Police Department, Nebraska
End of Watch: Thursday, November 2, 1916
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: November 1, 1916
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief Hank Baker succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck by a train. He was searching a train for a wanted man and as he stepped off of it he stepped into the patch of an oncoming engine.
His leg was severed by the train's wheels and he died from his injury the following day.
Chief Baker was survived by his wife, son and daughter.