Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Charles Hooper succumbed to injuries he received while chasing a robbery suspect at the Northhampton Railroad Tracks and Sachem Street on February 9, 1892.
Patrolman Hooper returned to the station house with torn pants at the knee and complained of knee pain. He developed an abscess, which became infected, and his left leg had to be amputated above the knee. The infection spread and he passed away while in the hospital.
The suspect he was chasing was a convicted felon, who was known in the area for his repeated robberies of local businesses.
Patrolman Hooper was the first black law enforcement officer to be appointed to the New Haven Police Department, and served for one and a half years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Hooper gave the New Haven Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New Haven community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Charles A. Hooper 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 CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At New Haven Police Dept., 13 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 56.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles A. Hooper's cause is highlighted.
How Charles A. Hooper Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles A. Hooper is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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