Thomas Dent

Durham County Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch January 15, 1986

Age 51

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 28

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure while on foot patrol at Crook.

Collapsed and died of heart failure while on foot patrol in Crook.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Dent served with the Durham County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Dent.

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

Agency

Department Durham County Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity dcco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1986

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Thomas Dent is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Durham County Constabulary, 7 of 29 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 24.1% of this agency's fallen.

Durham County Constabulary

of 29 officers

24.1% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness