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Patrolman Collins died of a blood infection he contracted after he was bitten by a suspect he was attempting to arrest. Patrolman Collins was effecting an arrest for the robbery of a stable at Classon Street and Flushing Avenue, in Brooklyn. While taking the suspect into custody, he was severely bitten by the suspect on the left hand. Two days later the Patrolman's hand began to swell, and he received treatment at Brooklyn Hospital.
Patrolman Collins continued to have various medical problems with the hand for over 18 months until the pain became so great he had to check into Brooklyn Hospital. While there, Patrolman Collins right hand began to swell, and he died from blood poisoning soon after.
Patrolman Collin was assigned to the 56th Precinct, the present day 88th Precinct.
Patrolman Collins died of a blood infection he contracted after he was bitten by a suspect he was attempting to arrest. Patrolman Collins was effecting an arrest for the robbery of a stable at Classon Street and Flushing Avenue, in Brooklyn. While taking the suspect into custody, he was severely bitten by the suspect on the left hand. Two days later the Patrolman's hand began to swell, and he received treatment at Brooklyn Hospital.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Collins served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Collins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Patrolman John T. Collins 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 New York City Police Department, 521 of 1237 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
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