Allen E. Lindsay
Officer

Allen E. Lindsay

Norfolk Police Department — Norfolk, VA
Accident
End of Watch August 21, 1934
Age 32
The Vigil Panel 68 ›
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.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-VA-3F61E578
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Allen. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

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

Type Other
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 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 VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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

Norfolk Police Department
17
of 39 officers
43.6% Accident
VA — Statewide
204
of 656 officers
31.1% 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. Allen E. Lindsay's cause is highlighted.

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

How Allen E. Lindsay Compares

Age at Death
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
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location