New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York
End of Watch: Saturday, February 6, 1982
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 21 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: February 6, 1982
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Corrections Officer Claude Cromie suffered a fatal heart attack after being assaulted as he was escorting a disruptive inmate from the day-room of a housing unit at Clinton Correctional Facility.
Officer Cromie had been a guard at the maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility for 21 years. He was survived by his wife and five children.