Chief of Police Paul Jeffrey Fricke Hawk Point Police Department, Missouri End of Watch: Friday, August 27, 2010 Age: 37 Years on the job: 5 Badge Number: 458 Cause of death: Auto Accident   The Hawk Point police chief was killed in a single-car crash this morning while he was on duty, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. Paul J. Fricke, 37, was southbound on Highway 47 just outside of Hawk Point when his car slipped off the right side of the road about 10:10 a.m., said Cpl. Jeff Wilson. He said Fricke overcorrected, crossed the highway and hit a utility pole on the left side of the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Highway Patrol's website report on the crash said Fricke was not wearing a seatbelt. Fricke worked part-time as the small Lincoln County town's police chief. His full-time job was working for the Warren County Sheriff's Department. The department's website listed him as a corporal in the patrol division. He joined the Warren County Sheriff's Department in 2005, the same year he became police chief in Hawk Point. Wilson said the cause of the crash was under investigation. He said Fricke was working for Hawk Point today. He said investigators do not believe Fricke was involved in a pursuit at the time of the crash. Paul Fricke and his girlfriend.   Agency Information Hawk Point Police Department 161 W. Lincoln PO Box 302 Hawk Point, MO 63349 Phone: (636) 338-4377 Submit a Condolences Subscribe to Officer Down E-Mail Alerts Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity. May you lead the charge for citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth Darrell Thompson Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI, Community College Campus Patrol #14 darrell@policespecial.com www.sc4.edu Rest in peace, and may God allow him to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat in heaven. Our prayers go out to the Officer and his Department and family. May they all find peace in their hearts soon. From all the Staff at Police Special Inc.