Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Thomas Noonan was killed in vehicle crash on John's Hill Road while responding to an armed robbery call at a local service station. His patrol car left the roadway, struck a utility pole, and overturned. He was ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries. The call he was responding to turned out to be a false alarm. Patrolman Noonan had served with the Highland Heights Police Department for two years and had previously served with the Newport Police Department.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Noonan served with the Highland Heights Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Highland Heights community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Noonan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Thomas A. Noonan is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas A. Noonan's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas A. Noonan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas A. Noonan is highlighted in Sep.