Paul E. Brooks
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Sergeant

Paul E. Brooks

Accident
End of Watch February 28, 1952
Age 41
Badge 1138
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Paul Brooks was killed when his motorcycle collided with a oil truck. He was returning to the station house after visiting a motorcycle patrolman in the hospital who had been injured earlier in the night. As he traveled on Queens Boulevard, his motorcycle struck an oil truck near 32nd Place and was killed instantly. Sergeant Brooks had served with the New York City Police Department for 14 years and was assigned to the Grand Central Parkway Precinct, the present day Highway 3.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Brooks served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Brooks.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 28, 1952
Age 41
Badge Number 1138
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Paul is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1952, 52 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 90th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Paul was 41. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Paul among them.

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Where

Sergeant Paul E. Brooks

New York City Police Department · End of Watch February 28, 1952

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-W

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