Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Cahill was killed when he fell from a flight of basement stairs in a pitch-black basement. Officer Cahill had responded to the building after hearing an explosion.
Survivors
Officer Cahill had been with the agency for 10 years and was survived by his wife and seven-month-old daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Cahill gave the Yonkers Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yonkers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Cahill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John W. Cahill 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 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 Yonkers Police Department, 11 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John W. Cahill's cause is highlighted.
How John W. Cahill Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John W. Cahill is highlighted in Jan.
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