Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Frank Stratton was struck and killed by a vehicle as he walked two suspects he had just arrested for military desertion to his patrol car. Sergeant Stratton had been with the agency for 28 years and was survived by his wife, son, and grandchildren. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.
Survivors
Sergeant Stratton had been with the agency for 28 years and was survived by his wife, son, and grandchildren.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
28 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Stratton gave the Norwalk Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Norwalk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Stratton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Frank S. Stratton is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 43.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Norwalk Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank S. Stratton's cause is highlighted.
How Frank S. Stratton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank S. Stratton is highlighted in Oct.
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