Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Douglas Mayville died as the result of long term chemical exposure.
He was exposed to toxic chemicals while working in the department's forensic lab. He medically retired in 1997 as a result of the exposure and his condition continued to worsen until he passed away on April 9th, 2014.
Detective Mayville had served with the Albany Police Department for 26 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Mayville gave the Albany Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Albany community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Mayville.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Douglas Henry Mayville is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 629 of 2,147 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.3% of this state's fallen. That is 20.2 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Albany Police Department, 1 of 12 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Douglas Henry Mayville's cause is highlighted.
How Douglas Henry Mayville Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Douglas Henry Mayville is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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