Thomas Jack Tubre
Agency patch
Patrolman

Thomas Jack Tubre

Accident
End of Watch February 15, 1938
Age 44
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Tubre succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier in a motorcycle accident. He was driving across a trench that had been cut in the road for electrical repairs when his front wheel was forced to the right. He was thrown to the ground and sustained fatal injuries. Patrolman Tubre had been with the agency for one year.

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July 23, 2026

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You barely got started.
Patrolman Tubre gave the Highland Park Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Tubre.

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

Agency

Location Dallas, TX
Platform Identity hppd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 15, 1938
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Thomas Jack Tubre 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Highland Park Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% 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. Thomas Jack Tubre'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 Thomas Jack Tubre Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Jack Tubre is highlighted in Feb.

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