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Deputy Pollock died after suffering a heart attack while involved in a building search training exercise with other deputies. The temperature was in excess of 95 degrees that day and Deputy Pollock was wearing a bullet-resistant vest. He was pronounced dead at the local hospital approximately one hour after suffering the heart attack.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pollock gave the Adams County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brighton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pollock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Adams County Sheriff's Office has lost 6 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Robert is one of 101 officers lost to accidents in CO, 28% of the 361 remembered there.
Robert is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Robert is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1999, 1 officer in CO was lost to accidents, the 24th heaviest of 66 years on record. The heaviest was 1934, with 4.
In 1999, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1999, 78 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 61st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Robert was 57. Of the 79 lost to accidents in CO whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 37. Robert had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Robert was 57. 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. Robert had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Robert was 57. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Robert had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
July holds 11.9% of these deaths in CO, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 11.9%.
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
July holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 66.7% of all 6 deaths at Adams County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 28% of all 361 deaths in CO, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Adams County Sheriff's Office has 6 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 57-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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