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Tennessee Detective Dies From Heart Attack

He was directing traffic at an extremely congested intersection when he suddenly collapsed at approximately 8:50 am. An event participant used his radio to call out an "officer down" and medics arrived approximately one minute later. He was transported to a local hospital where he suffered a second, massive heart attack.

November 5, 2014

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Alabama Deputy Dies After Struggle with Suspect

Deputy Sheriff Tim Williamson of the Butler County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office suffered a heart attack following a struggle with a subject he was attempting to arrest.

October 30, 2014

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S.C. Officer Dies After Collapsing During Traffic Stop

Patrolman Robert Blajszczak, 40, was a seven-year veteran of the Summerville (S.C. ) Police Department. He collapsed Oct. 20 while on the job and died Sunday.

October 28, 2014

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Heart Attack Kills Alabama Sergeant During Training

A veteran Dothan (Ala.) PD officer died Monday morning after collapsing during a training run on a local trail.

October 27, 2014

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New Jersey Officer Dies of Cardiac Arrest on Duty

Officer Reinaldo Arocha Jr., 47, went into cardiac arrest at around 7:15 a.m. while working his usual post in the Fourth Precinct, the department announced. He had spent his entire 23-year career as an officer in Newark.

September 16, 2014

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Nebraska Sheriff Dies After Heart Attack

Butler County Sheriff Mark Hecker died Tuesday at age 53 at an Omaha hospital. He had suffered a heart attack on Friday.

August 17, 2014

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L.A. Sheriff's Lieutenant Dies of Heart Attack on Duty

Lt. Patrick Libertone of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department suffered a fatal heart attack last Tuesday while making a traffic stop of a reckless driver who had cut him off.

August 17, 2014

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Philly School Officer Dies of Apparent Heart Attack After Breaking Up Fight

The School District of Philadelphia told WTXF TV that the school staff found Giles unresponsive from an unknown medical emergency in the bathroom on Monday afternoon.

June 2, 2014

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Video: Officers Save Collapsed Bagpiper at Police Week Ceremony

Two officers attending a Police Week ceremony in Washington Wednesday night helped save the life of a police bagpiper who collapsed from a heart attack during the Emerald Society March.

May 14, 2014

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Officers Save Collapsed Bagpiper at Police Week Ceremony

Two officers attending a Police Week ceremony in Washington Wednesday night helped save the life of a police bagpiper who collapsed from a heart attack during the Emerald Society March. Read Full Story Here.

May 14, 2014

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Heart Trouble

What is certainly true is that the lifestyle of many working law enforcement officers amounts to a recipe for heart disease.

May 4, 2014

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Are You Having a Heart Attack?

Not all heart attacks begin with the sudden, crushing chest pain that often is seen on television or in the movies. In one study, one-third of the patients who had heart attacks felt no chest pain.

May 4, 2014