Alan Hack

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Felonious

End of Watch July 6, 2009

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Gender Male

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Incident

On July 6, 2009, Ontario Provincial Police Cst. Alan Hack was killed in a two vehicle collision. Cst. Hack and his partner were pursuing a suspected car thief when their patrol car collided with an asphalt truck at 1:20 pm, causing both constables to be thrown from their cruiser. Cst. Hack was transported to Four Counties Health Services in Newbury where he died. His partner, who was driving, sustained serious, but non-life threatening injuries and survived. Cst. Hack had served with the Ontario Provincial Police for only six months and was assigned to the Dutton satellite of the Elgin detachment. He had previously served as a cadet with the agency for two years and as an auxiliary officer with the London Police Service for two years. As we start 2026, we can look back and note that we have been very fortunate to not have lost anyone in Canada to a Line of Duty Death (LODD) these last two years. Since the launch of the Memorial Rib… Photo: Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady & James Pearson with Tumbleweed Spirits Co-Owner Mike Patterson Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady and …

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Hack served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Hack.

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

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location ON

Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 6, 2009

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Incident Location Newbury, ON

Alan Hack is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ON, 75 of 334 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 22.5% of this state's fallen. That is 31.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 75 of 333 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 22.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

of 333 officers

22.5% Felonious

ON — Statewide

of 334 officers

22.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious