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Collection Operations Manager

Christopher Todd Bacon

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Intelligence — Washington, DC

Accident Veteran →

End of Watch June 7, 2018

Age 51

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Collection Operations Manager Christopher Bacon was killed in a vehicle crash near the intersection of U.S. 2 and County Road 46 near Crookston, Minnesota.

His department vehicle struck the back of a tractor-trailer at approximately 1:00 pm.

Manager Bacon was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the United States Customs and Border Protection for 22 years and was assigned to the CBP Office of Intelligence Collection in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

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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.
Collection Operations Manager Bacon gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 22 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Intelligence

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdhscbpoifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 7, 2018

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Christopher Todd Bacon served in the Army (1987â1995) before joining law enforcement.

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Collection Operations Manager Christopher Todd Bacon 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Intelligence

of 1 officers

100% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% 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. Christopher Todd Bacon'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 Christopher Todd Bacon Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service