Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant John Dowd was killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of Demott Avenue and Grand Avenue while on his way to attend First Aid Training. He had served with the Nassau County Police Department for just under four years and previously served with the Glen Cove Police Department. He was survived by his wife, four children, his mother, and two sisters. He is buried at Saint Patrick Cemetary in Upper Brookville, Nassau County, New York.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children, his mother, and two sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Dowd gave the Nassau County Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mineola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Dowd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant John P. Dowd is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Nassau County Police Department, 21 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John P. Dowd's cause is highlighted.
How John P. Dowd Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John P. Dowd is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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