Sharyn Debose-Dover
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Parole Officer

Sharyn Debose-Dover

Accident
End of Watch October 13, 1999
Age 51
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Parole Officer Sharyn Debose-Dover was killed in an on-duty automobile crash on the Taconic State Parkway while returning to the Bronx after having completed a training assignment in Peekskill.

Parole Officer Debose-Dover had served with the New York State Division of Parole for 16 years.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Parole Officer Debose-Dover gave the New York State Division of Parole 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albany community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Parole Officer Debose-Dover.

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

Agency

Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nysdp.albany.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 13, 1999
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 51
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Parole Officer Sharyn Debose-Dover 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 New York State Division of Parole, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

New York State Division of Parole
4
of 6 officers
66.7% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sharyn Debose-Dover'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 Sharyn Debose-Dover Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sharyn Debose-Dover is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location