Timothy J. Henck
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Sergeant

Timothy J. Henck

Felonious
End of Watch August 6, 1995
Age 31
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Badge 292
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Timothy Henck died from injuries he received one week earlier when a robbery suspect rammed his cruiser. On July 31, 1995, Sergeant Henck was working a 10 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. tour in the Fifth Precinct. At approximately 12:45 a.m., a police officer observed a subject fleeing the scene of a burglary at a local store in Bohemia. The subject fled in a van, and a motor vehicle pursuit ensued. Sergeant Henck was supervising the pursuit as it went westbound on the Long Island Expressway towards Huntington. Sergeant Henck, considering the safety of other officers and motorists, attempted to stop the van. The subject rammed his vehicle numerous times, sending it into an embankment on the Expressway near exit 52. Sergeant Henck was pinned in his patrol vehicle. When he was removed from the vehicle, officers performed CPR, and he was then airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital. On August 6, 1995, Sergeant Henck succumbed to his injuries. The 37-year-old subject, a paroled burglar, was convicted of second-degree murder, reckless endangerment, and burglary and sentenced to 26 years to life. Despite denials at numerous parole hearings, he was granted parole in 2026. Sergeant Henck had served with the Suffolk County Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and mother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Henck gave the Suffolk County Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yaphank community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Henck.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Yaphank, Suffolk County, NY
Platform Identity scpd.suffolk.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 6, 1995
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 31
Badge Number 292
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Timothy is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1995, 96 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 58th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Timothy was 31. 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. Timothy had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month
By day of the week
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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 automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Suffolk County Police Department has 27 officers remembered here, Timothy among them.

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Where

Sergeant Timothy J. Henck

Suffolk County Police Department · End of Watch August 6, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-W

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