Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Yodkins drowned while attempting to rescue a couple who were trapped in flood waters in River Glen. Officer Yodkins had already successfully rescued several other stranded residents and was attempting another rescue when his boat capsized. Officer Yodkins was posthumously awarded a Carnegie Hero Medal for his actions that day. On the 50th anniversary of his death he was also posthumously awarded his department's Medal of Valor.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Yodkins served with the Farmington Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Farmington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Yodkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrol Officer Charles Yodkins, Sr. 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 CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Yodkins, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Charles Yodkins, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Yodkins, Sr. is highlighted in Aug.