Roll of Honor
Thomas Joseph Albanese
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Albanese was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Del Amo Boulevard and Paramount Boulevard, in Lakewood, at about 9:00 am.
His patrol motorcycle collided with a vehicle in the intersection and he suffered fatal injuries.
Deputy Albanese was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two young sons.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Albanese gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Thomas Joseph Albanese served in the Marine Corps (2001â2010) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Joseph Albanese 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Joseph Albanese's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Joseph Albanese Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Joseph Albanese is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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