Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Albert Thurston was struck and killed by a Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad switch engine at the Seneca Street crossing.
He was making his rounds at approximately 2:40 when he was struck by the train.
Sergeant Thurston had served with the Buffalo Police Department for seven years and was assigned to the Second Precinct.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
137 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Thurston gave the Buffalo Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Buffalo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Albert A. Thurston is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Buffalo Police Department, 26 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert A. Thurston's cause is highlighted.
How Albert A. Thurston Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert A. Thurston is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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