1998 Induction Ceremony into the Heritage Hall of Fame
 Honoring
 "Glens Falls Police - Seal of Protection"

Patrolman Thomas Clancy

Born  1872                                                                    Died 1925

A native of Glens Falls, Tom Clancy served as a policeman in the 1890's. Then in mid-life, he was appointed to the force in February of 1912. In 1925, he and Patrolman Nicholas Lynch arrested a man on Hudson Avenue for intoxication, and force was required to subdue the prisoner.

As the policeman and the suspect left the taxicab that had transported them to headquarters, the prisoner again engaged in a scuffle with Patrolman Clancy, but was subdued and taken to a holding cell.

Patrolman Clancy's tour was concluding, and as he was leaving the station, he dropped to the floor unconscious and almost immediately died of a heart failure.

He was remembered as a genial man and ready smile, and popular throughout the community.

He was survived by his wife Mary (Lynch) Clancy and by two sisters.

Last Updated: 12/28/2004
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