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Police Officer

Thomas Lindsey

Utica Police Department — Utica, NY

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch April 12, 2007

Age 32

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

The Vigil Panel 155 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 5

Incident

Officer Thomas Lindsey was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop.

While on patrol, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Officer Lindsey stopped a vehicle at the corner of Neilson Street and Eagle Street after observing the vehicle commit a traffic violation. Officer Lindsey was shot by a suspect as he approached the vehicle.

Officer Lindsey was transported to St. Elizabeth Medical Center where he died from his wounds. Officer Lindsey was wearing a bullet-resistant vest but was struck in an area not protected by his vest.

The primary suspect was arrested shortly after the incident on a bench warrant. He was charged with murdering Officer Lindsey in June 2007 after an investigation determined that he had planned to murder a police officer. On May 29, 2008, he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole.

Officer Lindsey was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Utica Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and three siblings.

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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 Lindsey gave the Utica Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Utica 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 Utica Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Utica, Oneida County, NY

Platform Identity upd.oneida.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 12, 2007

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Thomas Lindsey served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1993â1999) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Thomas Lindsey is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Utica Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Utica Police Department

of 6 officers

33.3% Felonious

NY — Statewide

728

of 2,147 officers

33.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious