Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Sergeant Thomas Cochran succumbed to injuries suffered the previous day when he responded to a call which involved a suicidal man.
The officer's patrol car encountered an icy patch on the roadway. This caused his patrol car to strike a concrete wall on State Road 48. Detective Sergeant Cochran was thrown from the vehicle and suffered severe injuries resulting in his death the following day.
Detective Sergeant Cochran had served in law enforcement for 35 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters, two sons and four grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
35 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Sergeant Cochran gave the Lawrenceburg Police Department 35 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lawrenceburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Cochran.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Thomas Lynn Cochran 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Lawrenceburg Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Lynn Cochran's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Lynn Cochran Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Lynn Cochran is highlighted in Jan.
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