Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Thomas drowned while assisting in rescue attempts after the Shenango River flooded. While visiting one of the flood zones the boat Officer Thomas was riding in capsized.
Survivors
Officer Thomas had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrol Officer Thomas gave the New Castle Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New Castle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Thomas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrol Officer Thomas Thomas 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At New Castle Police Department, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Thomas's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Thomas Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Thomas is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
5 officers from New Castle Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
