Officer Rank: Sergeant
Memorial Panel: 47-WT -2
Department: New London, Connecticut, P.D.
End of Watch: 11/14/1950
Cause: Physical related incident
Age: 55
Length of Service: 30
Sergeant Linehan collapsed after he and fellow officers responded to a disturbance call involving an unruly crowd of approximately 500 people at a theater. The crowd had surged against the building which broke several glass panels. When the officers pushed their way through the crowd to aid a woman who had fainted, Sergeant Linehan collapsed. Sergeant Linehan was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
