Incident
Sergeant Alane Stoffregen drowned while participating in a Marine Unit deep-water training dive one mile off shore in Lake Michigan.
She and another police diver were in approximately 30 feet of water when she started signs of distress. She was transported to shore and then to a local hospital where she passed away.
Sergeant Stoffregen had served Chicago Police Department for 22 years and was a certified master diver.
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- July 23, 2026
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22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Stoffregen gave the Chicago Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Stoffregen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Sergeant Alane M. Stoffregen 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 IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alane M. Stoffregen's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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