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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August 2, 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

Type Other
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 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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
1
of 97,772 officers
0% 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
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Sharyn Debose-Dover Compares

Age at Death
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
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location