Patrick Joseph Pollock

Denver Police Department — Denver, CO

Felonious

End of Watch December 12, 1986

Age 30

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 73

Incident

Officer Patrick Pollock was shot and killed during a foot pursuit of an armed robber. He and his partner were eating lunch when a call came of an armed robbery across the street from the restaurant on East Colfax. The officers observed two suspects run out of the business and began to pursue them. Officer Pollock chased one man into a residential area. As Officer Pollock ran through an opened gate, the suspect ambushed him and shot him in the head. The suspect, who was on parole, was then shot and killed by Officer Pollock's partner. Officer Pollock had served with the Denver Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother and brother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Pollock gave the Denver Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Pollock.

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

Agency

Department Denver Police Department

Location Denver, CO

Platform Identity dpd.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 12, 1986

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Officer Patrick Joseph Pollock is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Denver Police Department, 55 of 74 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.3% of this agency's fallen.

Denver Police Department

of 74 officers

74.3% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious