Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Hayes died of acute meningitis he developed after he was thrown from his police horse and fractured his skull.
Patrolman Hayes had been with the agency for two years and was assigned to Precinct 9.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hayes gave the Buffalo Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Buffalo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hayes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Norman R. Hayes is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Buffalo Police Department, 26 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Norman R. Hayes's cause is highlighted.
How Norman R. Hayes Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Norman R. Hayes is highlighted in Oct.
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