Tag: Medical Event

Training

Ohio Deputy Dies After Medical Emergency at Police Academy

Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey announced that Deputy Marcus Zeigler died after experiencing a medical emergency while "participating in police academy activities."

May 31, 2023

Patrol

FL Deputy Dies After Altercation with Suspect

Sgt. Kunovich experienced "medical distress" and collapsed at the scene just moments after the suspect was disarmed. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

May 22, 2023

Featured

2 Phoenix Officers Die from Medical Events in Two Days

Officer Mark Aker died from a medical event while on-duty on Wednesday May 10, police said.

May 11, 2023

Patrol

GA Officer Dies After Medical Event on Patrol

Master Patrol Office Clarence "CJ" Williams had been called to help with a traffic stop and foot chase when he suffered a "medical episode" at the scene and died.

January 31, 2023

Patrol

NC Sheriff’s Agency Mourns Deaths of Deputy and Detention Officer

On Sunday, Dec. 4, at approximately 6:03 p.m., the Warren County 911 Center was contacted regarding a traffic accident involving one of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles. Emergency units arrived to find the vehicle on fire.

December 7, 2022

Patrol

BWC Shows MO Officer Save 1-Month-Old Baby Girl

Police say Officer Richard DuChaine began infant chest compressions followed by back thrusts and the baby started breathing again.

November 10, 2022

Patrol

Video Captures GA Cop Providing CPR for 10 Minutes to Save Runner

"He had a clogged artery, just passed out, heart stopped," says Officer Carson Yates. "My first thought was just to try to get some sort of breath into him, just try to stabilize him until EMS comes.”

November 9, 2022

Patrol

Veteran Michigan Officer Dies from Medical Event on Duty

Sgt. Daniel Kammerzell, 51, an 18-year veteran of the department, was discovered unresponsive in his patrol vehicle Saturday afternoon.

November 7, 2022

Patrol

NY Cop on Vacation Rescues Woman with Broken Leg from Mountain

"My legs are buckling, they're shaking, but like I said, we had to do what we had to do," Officer Dave Mahibir says in describing the event.

November 3, 2022

Patrol

Michigan State Police Equips 340 Troopers with AEDs

“A trooper is often the first emergency responder to arrive when someone contacts 911 for a medical emergency. We know moments matter. The faster we can assist, the better the chance of survival,” says Lt. Col. Dale Hinz, commander of the Field Operations Bureau.

November 1, 2022

Patrol

North Carolina SRO Dies After Medical Event

Deputy Marty Joe Lewis served with the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office for 20 years and was working as a school resource officer at Scotts Elementary School in Statesville at the time of his death.

October 11, 2022

Patrol

GA SRO Dies of Heart Attack After Breaking Up Fight at School

The sheriff’s office reports Arnold, with the assistance of school administration, had taken a juvenile involved in the fight into custody and was exiting the main entrance of the school when he collapsed.

October 5, 2022