Northwood Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Thursday, December 31, 1981
Age: 62
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: December 28, 1981
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief of Police Thomas Hall suffered a fatal stroke at 11:32 a.m. after responding to an accident at a Grabbenstetter Chrysler and Plymouth Dealer located at the intersection of State Route 20 and State Route 23.
Chief Hall was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He had served with the Northwood Police Department for 13 years and had previously served with the Toledo Police Department for 11 years. He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, and nine grandchildren.