Timothy Foley
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Patrolman

Timothy Foley

Southington Police Department — Southington, CT
Accident
End of Watch January 4, 1938
Age 71
Tour of Duty 46 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Timothy Foley was struck by a vehicle and died from his injuries six days later.

Patrolman Foley started his law enforcement career as a Constable for Southington, Connecticut serving for 35 years before the Police Department was organized. He served an additional 11 years with the Southington Police Department.

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BO-US-CT-E85421D2
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

46 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Foley gave the Southington Police Department 46 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Southington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Foley.

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

Agency

Location Southington, CT
Platform Identity spd.capitol.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 4, 1938
Tour of Duty 46 yrs
Age 71
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Timothy Foley 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 CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Southington Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
CT — Statewide
73
of 169 officers
43.2% 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. Timothy Foley'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 Timothy Foley Compares

Age at End of Watch
71
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Foley is highlighted in Jan.

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