Blane Lane
Deputy Sheriff

Blane Lane

Polk County Sheriff's Department — Winter Haven, FL
Accident
End of Watch October 4, 2022
Age 21
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Blane Lane was shot and killed while serving a felony arrest warrant in the 4300 block of Foxtown South in Polk City at about 3:00 am.

He and three other deputies were invited into the subject's trailer to serve the failure-to-appear warrant for a previous narcotics charge. While Deputy Lane and three other deputies checked the mobile home, the wanted subject walked into the room and pointed a gun at them. The deputies immediately fired at the subject, but one of their rounds went through a wall and struck Deputy Lane in the shoulder.

He was transported to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center where he succumbed to his wound.

The subject, a convicted felon, was shot twice and recovered from non-life-threatening wounds. She was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Deputy Sheriff Lane had served with the Polk County Sheriff's Office for one year.

Survivors

He is survived by his 3-year-old child.

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You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Lane gave the Polk County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Winter Haven community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Lane.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Winter Haven, Polk County, FL
Platform Identity pcso.polk.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 4, 2022
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

The Sacrifice · Accident

Blane is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2022, 60 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 73rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Blane was 21. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Blane had served 1.4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 0.5% of these deaths.

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His people

Polk County Sheriff's Department has 18 officers remembered here, Blane among them.

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Where

Deputy Sheriff Blane Lane

Polk County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch October 4, 2022

Where the Name Is Cut

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