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Lieutenant

Norman Lynn Vogel

Portsmouth Police Department — Portsmouth, OH

Accident

End of Watch November 23, 1951

Age 38

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Lieutenant Norman Vogel was killed in an automobile collision as he and a patrolman responded to a call at the Norfolk and Western Railroad yards. Lieutenant Vogel was ejected from the vehicle when it collided with a tractor-trailer. Lieutenant Vogel had served with the Portsmouth Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child and predeceased by a child.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Vogel gave the Portsmouth Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Portsmouth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Vogel.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Portsmouth Police Department

Location Portsmouth, OH

Platform Identity ppd.scioto.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 23, 1951

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant Norman Lynn Vogel 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 Portsmouth Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Portsmouth Police Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Norman Lynn Vogel's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Norman Lynn Vogel Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Norman Lynn Vogel is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

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