Alane M. Stoffregen
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Sergeant

Alane M. Stoffregen

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Accident
End of Watch June 2, 2000
Age 50
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Sergeant Alane Stoffregen drowned while participating in a Marine Unit deep-water training dive one mile off shore in Lake Michigan.

She and another police diver were in approximately 30 feet of water when she started signs of distress. She was transported to shore and then to a local hospital where she passed away.

Sergeant Stoffregen had served Chicago Police Department for 22 years and was a certified master diver.

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August 2, 2026

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22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Stoffregen gave the Chicago Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Stoffregen.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 2, 2000
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Age 50
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Alane M. Stoffregen is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 26.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department
107
of 571 officers
18.7% Accident
IL — Statewide
354
of 1,318 officers
26.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alane M. Stoffregen's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Alane M. Stoffregen Compares

Age at Death
50
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alane M. Stoffregen is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location