Thomas Madden

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department — Baltimore, MD

Accident

End of Watch November 14, 1911

Age 42

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 21

Incident

Detective Thomas Madden was struck by a train in Cleveland, Ohio, while chasing three men who had just stolen items from a railroad car.

He was struck by near the railroad crossing on Commercial Road.

Detective Madden was survived by his wife and child.

Survivors

Detective Madden was survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Madden served with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Madden.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity borpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 14, 1911

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Detective Thomas Madden 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, 8 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department

of 22 officers

36.4% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident