Allen E. Lindsay
Officer

Allen E. Lindsay

Norfolk Police Dept. — Norfolk, VA
Accident
End of Watch August 21, 1934
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Allen Lindsay succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when his police motorcycle collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Granby Street and Leicester Avenue.

The other vehicle was making a turn when Officer Lindsay's motorcycle struck it.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Lindsay served with the Norfolk Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Norfolk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Lindsay.

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

Agency

Location Norfolk, VA
Platform Identity npd.norfolk.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 21, 1934
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Allen E. Lindsay 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.

At Norfolk Police Dept., 17 of 39 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.6% of this agency's fallen.

Norfolk Police Dept.
17
of 39 officers
43.6% Accident
VA — Statewide
203
of 654 officers
31% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allen E. Lindsay's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Allen E. Lindsay Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Allen E. Lindsay is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location