Harold Loyd Thorne, Jr.

Tuscaloosa Police Department — Tuscaloosa, AL

Cardiac

End of Watch April 25, 2005

Age 52

Tour of Duty

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Patrolman Harold Thorne suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after completing a required physical agility test at the Tuscaloosa Police Academy.

He collapsed approximately 25 minutes after completing the test and was transported to DCH Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Patrolman Thorne had been sworn in only six days earlier and had previously served as a reserve deputy for the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office with his bloodhound, Shadow.

He is survived by his son, daughter, parents, sister, and three brothers. His son also serves as an officer with the Tuscaloosa Police Department.

Survivors

He is survived by his son, daughter, parents, sister, and three brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Thorne served with the Tuscaloosa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tuscaloosa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Thorne.

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

Agency

Department Tuscaloosa Police Department

Location Tuscaloosa, AL

Platform Identity tpd.tuscaloosa.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 25, 2005

Tour of Duty

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Patrolman Harold Loyd Thorne, Jr. is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Tuscaloosa Police Department, 1 of 12 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.

Tuscaloosa Police Department

of 12 officers

8.3% Cardiac

AL — Statewide

of 643 officers

4.7% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac