Patrick Joseph Pollock
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Officer

Patrick Joseph Pollock

Denver Police Department — Denver, CO
Felonious
End of Watch December 12, 1986
Age 30
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Patrick Pollock was shot and killed during a foot pursuit of an armed robber. He and his partner were eating lunch when a call came of an armed robbery across the street from the restaurant on East Colfax. The officers observed two suspects run out of the business and began to pursue them. Officer Pollock chased one man into a residential area. As Officer Pollock ran through an opened gate, the suspect ambushed him and shot him in the head. The suspect, who was on parole, was then shot and killed by Officer Pollock's partner. Officer Pollock had served with the Denver Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother and brother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Pollock gave the Denver Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Pollock.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Denver, Denver County, CO
Platform Identity dpd.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 12, 1986
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Patrick is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1986, 98 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 54th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Patrick was 30. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Patrick had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Denver Police Department has 74 officers remembered here, Patrick among them.

Across the years

Officer Patrick Joseph Pollock

Denver Police Department · End of Watch December 12, 1986

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-W

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