Cpl. Thomas Hannon, 42, died on 9/1/17 surrounded by his family at Christiana Hospital. Hannon’s death was the result of medical complications, stemming from a leg injury he suffered in the line of duty in 2012. Hannon served with Dover police since 2005. Hannon received the 2006 Officer of the Quarter award, two distinguished unit awards, a DUI enforcement award, numerous perfect attendance awards, and two life saving awards. Hannon earned the life saving awards in 2008 when he helped save a woman after she stopped breathing and in 2009 when he rescued a handicapped woman from a burning home.