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Sergeant

John J. Collins

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch February 7, 1984

Age 52

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

Badge 1006

The Vigil Panel 128 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 570

Incident

Sergeant John Collins was killed in an automobile crash during a vehicle pursuit. The vehicle he was pursuing forced his patrol car into the rear of a parked truck in the 2800 block of West Van Buren Street. Sergeant Collins was a United States Coast Guard veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for 27 years, assigned to the Traffic Enforcement Section.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 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.
Sergeant Collins gave the Chicago Police Department 27 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chicago, Cook County, IL

Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 1984

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

Age 52

Badge Number 1006

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

John J. Collins served in the U.S. Coast Guard before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant John J. Collins is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 26.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department

107

of 571 officers

18.7% Accident

IL — Statewide

354

of 1,318 officers

26.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident