Thomas J. Glynn

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch September 20, 1974

Age 41

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Badge 6933

The Vigil Panel 114 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 570

Incident

Patrolman Thomas J. Glynn suffered a fatal heart attack following a struggle with a subject in Hale Park at 6258 West 62nd Street. He and another officer had spotted a woman in the park who had been prohibited from entering by a judge due to a previous narcotics arrest. As they told her to leave a male subject began to interfere with them and a struggle ensued. The man was taken into custody and transported to the district station at 3515 West 63rd Street. Patrolman Glynn collapsed in front of the station. The man they had arrested was charged with aggravated battery and obstructing police. Patrolman Glynn was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for 21 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and seven children.

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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.
Patrolman Glynn gave the Chicago Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department

Location Chicago, IL

Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 20, 1974

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Age 41

Badge Number 6933

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Charged with battery

Military Service

Thomas J. Glynn served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Thomas J. Glynn 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 IL, 45 of 1,318 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Chicago Police Department, 17 of 571 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department

of 571 officers

3% Cardiac

IL — Statewide

of 1,318 officers

3.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac