Paul Patrick Dunn

Lakeland Police Department — Lakeland, FL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch January 9, 2020

Age 50

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Police Officer Paul Dunn was killed in a motorcycle crash on Lakeland Highlands Road, south of Lake Miriam Drive, at approximately 5:45 am.

He was en route to the police station on his department motorcycle when he struck the raised median of the roadway. He was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained fatal injuries.

Officer Dunn was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Lakeland Police Department for six years and had previously served with the Polk County Sheriff's Office for 12 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, three children, and two stepdaughters.

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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.
Police Officer Dunn gave the Lakeland Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lakeland community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Lakeland Police Department

Type Other

Location Lakeland, Polk County, FL

Platform Identity lpd.polk.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 9, 2020

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Paul Patrick Dunn served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Paul Patrick Dunn 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Lakeland Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Lakeland Police Department

of 6 officers

33.3% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident