Patrolman John Thompson, Brooklyn Police Department, New York

Patrolman John Thompson

Brooklyn Police Department, New York

End of Watch Wednesday, January 2, 1878

Add to My Heroes

John Thompson

Patrolman John Thompson succumbed to injuries sustained on December 18th, 1877, when he was thrown from his horse while attempting to stop a runaway horse pulling a grocery wagon on Bedford Avenue near Van Buren Street (modern-day Clifton Place).

He was impaled by a piece of the grocery cart when he was thrown from his horse.

Patrolman Thompson was assigned to the Mounted Squad. He was survived by his wife and five children.

Bio

Age 40
Tour Not available
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Animal related
Incident Date Tuesday, December 18, 1877

runaway horse

LODD Mapping FAQs

Most Recent Reflection

View all 7 Reflections

Looking to Honor all the LOD Officers, Trying to Locate these Officers Graves any help to Identify and Locate this Heros Grave would be Very Much Appreciated.

Retired Lt Bill Markowski

Lt William Markowski
NYPD

July 8, 2025