Allen E. Lindsay
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Allen E. Lindsay

Norfolk Police Department — Norfolk, VA
Accident
End of Watch August 21, 1934
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Allen Lindsay succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when his police motorcycle collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Granby Street and Leicester Avenue.

The other vehicle was making a turn when Officer Lindsay's motorcycle struck it.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Lindsay served with the Norfolk Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Norfolk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Lindsay.

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

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Type Other
Location Norfolk, VA
Platform Identity npd.norfolk.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 21, 1934
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1934, 91 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Allen was 32. 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.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. 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.

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His people

Norfolk Police Department has 39 officers remembered here, Allen among them.

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Where

Officer Allen E. Lindsay

Norfolk Police Department · End of Watch August 21, 1934

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-E

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