Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Hassett was killed when he was struck by debris that had been thrown into the air by a tornado. He was on foot patrol when the incident occurred. Patrolman Hassett had only served with the Toledo Police Department for 2 weeks.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Hassett served with the Toledo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John Hassett 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Toledo Police Dept., 7 of 32 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Hassett's cause is highlighted.
How John Hassett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Hassett is highlighted in Mar.
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