Robert Bishop Pollock
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Deputy Sheriff

Robert Bishop Pollock

Accident
End of Watch July 27, 1999
Age 57
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Pollock died after suffering a heart attack while involved in a building search training exercise with other deputies. The temperature was in excess of 95 degrees that day and Deputy Pollock was wearing a bullet-resistant vest. He was pronounced dead at the local hospital approximately one hour after suffering the heart attack.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pollock gave the Adams County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brighton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pollock.

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

Agency

Location Brighton, CO
Platform Identity acso.adams.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1999
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Robert Bishop Pollock 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Adams County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Adams County Sheriff's Office
4
of 6 officers
66.7% Accident
CO — Statewide
101
of 360 officers
28.1% 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. Robert Bishop Pollock'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 Robert Bishop Pollock Compares

Age at End of Watch
57
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Bishop Pollock is highlighted in Jul.

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