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Nicholas Sabo

Cleveland Police Dept. — Cleveland, OH

Suicide Honored

End of Watch September 4, 2020

Age 39

The Vigil Panel 172 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Biography

Officer Nicholas M. Sabo was a kind, funny soul whose imitations of others kept his family and friends entertained. He was young at heart, always enjoyed the simpler things in life and placed a high value on laughter and a smile. Officer Sabo was the dearly beloved husband of Brienne and beloved father of Isaiah, Elijah, Camryn, and Kinsley. His sister, Kristy, was his best friend and he adored his niece and nephews. A decorated member of the Cleveland Police Department. He served honorably in Cleveland’s Fourth District and is missed by his brothers and sisters of the Cleveland Division of Police. He is missed greatly by them and countless other friends and family.

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Tributes

Officer Nicholas Sabo served with the Cleveland Police Department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Cleveland Police Dept.

Location Cleveland, OH

Platform Identity cpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 2020

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Nicholas Sabo is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In OH, 9 of 991 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 0.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

Cleveland Police Dept.

of 1 officers

100% Suicide

OH — Statewide

of 991 officers

0.9% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nicholas Sabo's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Nicholas Sabo Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Suicide: 41.7 years

When Suicide Deaths Occur

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