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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2015

Albuquerque Officer Dies of "Medical Event" in Training

Police officials say officers were gathered for a role-play training when one of them suffered a catastrophic medical event. Officers began performing CPR, police say, and a medical director from the Albuquerque Fire Department also guided additional emergency procedures. The officer was transported to UNMH and police say he succumbed to the medical episode.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 18, 2015

Honolulu Captain Collapses Jogging, Dies of Cardiac Event

Colburn, an HPD captain, collapsed while running on a track at the police training academy in Waipahu. He was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center-West Oahu where he died, his family said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 18, 2015

Alabama Lieutenant Dies of Heart Attack After Helping Accident Victims

Lieutenant Richard Woods of the Pell City (Ala.) Police Department died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack while helping extract a person involved in a serious traffic accident.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2015

Kentucky Lieutenant Dies of Heart Attack After Clearing Snow

Lieutenant Scott Travis of the Bullitt County (Ky.) Detention Center died in a line-of-duty death early Thursday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2015

Guam SWAT Officer Dies from Heart Attack

He was leading a run of other SWAT team members when he suddenly collapsed at approximately 9:00 am. Another officer performed CPR until medics arrived at the location. He transported to Naval Hospital Guam where he remained unresponsive before passing away three days later.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2015

Video: Detective Dies Running for Charity

A Bensalem, Pa., police detective who collapsed and died during a 5K race Saturday morning in Philadelphia was running to raise money for his parish.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2015

Alabama Officer Dies of Apparent Heart Attack on Duty

Officer Roger O’Dell died Wednesday morning while on a call. He had just picked up two juvenile detention facility escapees at an apartment complex, and was on his way back into the apartment when he collapsed.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2015

Kansas Motor Officer Dies of Heart Attack

An Olathe (Kan.) PD motor officer scheduled to be in a presidential motorcade died Tuesday afternoon after suffering a heart attack.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2015

Louisiana Assistant Chief Dies of Heart Attack on Duty

The body of Bordelon, 51, who rose from patrolman to assistant police chief in 20 years with the department was discovered inside Town Hall on Saturday morning. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2015

Arrested Teen Helps Fla. Officer Who Collapsed

A Florida teen who has often found himself on the wrong side of the law is now being hailed as a hero after he helped saved the life of a police officer who was booking him at the jail.

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