Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Lane was killed instantly, alongside WPC Jane Phillipa Arbuthnot, as they and another officer, Inspector Stephen John Dodd, who died a week later, were investigating a reported terrorist car bomb and evacuating the area outside Harrods store in Knightsbridge, when the device exploded.
Three members of the public were also killed.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Lane served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lane.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Noel Joseph Lane is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Metropolitan Police, 185 of 729 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Noel Joseph Lane's cause is highlighted.
How Noel Joseph Lane Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Noel Joseph Lane is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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