Frederick Glover

New York Central Railroad Police Department — New York, NY

Accident Veteran

End of Watch February 16, 1930

Age 38

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Patrolman Fred Glover was struck and killed by a New York Central Railroad passenger train while patrolling the company's tracks in Cleveland, Ohio.

Low-hanging smoke and fog prevented him from noticing the approaching train.

Patrolman Glover was a Canadian Army World War I veteran and a United States Army veteran who served in law enforcement with the New York Central Railroad Police Department and Cleveland Division of Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three sons, and two daughters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Glover gave the New York Central Railroad Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department New York Central Railroad Police Department

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity nycrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 16, 1930

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Frederick Glover served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Frederick Glover 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At New York Central Railroad Police Department, 6 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

New York Central Railroad Police Department

of 14 officers

42.9% Accident

NY — Statewide

645

of 2,147 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident