Incident
Sergeant Dale McCann suffered a fatal heart attack following a vehicle and foot pursuit of several fleeing suspects. After chasing the vehicle with speeds of over 95 mph, the suspects fled on foot with Sergeant McCann in pursuit. He had caught one of the suspects, and as he handcuffed him after a struggle, he suffered a heart attack. Sergeant McCann was a United States Navy veteran had served with the Columbus Division of Police for 19 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant McCann gave the Columbus Division of Police 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dale W. McCann served in the U.S. Navy (1945â1950) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
Columbus Division of Police has lost 59 officers; 2 of them lost to cardiac events.
Dale is one of 43 officers lost to cardiac events in OH, 4.3% of the 993 remembered there.
Dale is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Dale is one of 1,309 officers lost to cardiac events worldwide, 3.8% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1974, 2 officers in OH were lost to cardiac events, the 3rd heaviest of 33 years on record. The heaviest was 1996, with 3.
In 1974, 22 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 3rd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 1974, 22 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 3rd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
Dale was 46. Of the 43 lost to cardiac events in OH whose age is recorded, half were between 45.5 and 52.5; the middle age was 49. Dale had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 19 years.
Dale was 46. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Dale had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Dale was 46. Of the 1,251 lost to cardiac events worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 42.5 and 55; the middle age was 48. Dale had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
June holds 4.7% of these deaths in OH; December holds the most, 16.3%. Fridays: 14%.
June holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Fridays: 15.8%.
June holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.8%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 3.4% of all 59 deaths at Columbus Division of Police, the 3rd most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.3% of all 993 deaths in OH, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.8% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 4th most common cause.
His people
Columbus Division of Police has 59 officers remembered here, Dale among them.
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Cyrus Beebe Apr 27, 1854
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John Manning Nov 17, 1888
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Abe Kleeman
Sep 15, 1899
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Daniel E. Davis
Jun 7, 1905
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Harry E. Campbell
Dec 24, 1908
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Frank P. Ward
Jun 9, 1911
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William Avery Sexton
Mar 25, 1913
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Joseph Lavender Jun 26, 1913
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James Drayton Ballard
Nov 9, 1914
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John Laufhutte
Aug 22, 1916
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William O'Rourke
Nov 24, 1917
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David Luther Jenkins
Feb 8, 1919
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Adolph G. Schneider
Sep 24, 1920
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Charles E. Tiller
Oct 28, 1920
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Jesse Reall
Feb 26, 1921
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Granison P. Koehler
Nov 28, 1922
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Troy C. Stewart
Apr 22, 1924
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Harry E. Shaffer, Sr.
Mar 9, 1925
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Walter O. Womeldorf
May 29, 1925
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William Schweinsberger
Jan 7, 1926
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Horace D. Elliott
Mar 29, 1927
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Leroy W. Wade
Jan 23, 1928
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Thomas H. Day
Jul 7, 1931
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Leslie Ellsworth Green
Oct 4, 1931
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Ross Porter
Jul 23, 1934
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Edward J. Murphy
May 11, 1935
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Frederick Frank Kundts
Mar 22, 1936
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John P. Sears
Nov 30, 1936
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Robert R. Cline
Feb 5, 1938
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Campbell K. Jenkins
Jan 9, 1939
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John M. McCullough
Jan 18, 1942
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Thomas E. Webb
Aug 17, 1956
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Richard E. Taylor
Jan 19, 1963
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Allen E. Fraley
Nov 6, 1964
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Robert F. Lisska
May 26, 1965
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Daniel Alfred Redding
Jul 27, 1965
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William Gene Wells
Dec 21, 1965
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Lawrence Vernon Kipfinger
Oct 14, 1969
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Curtis L. Staton
Mar 22, 1972
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Joseph Andrew Edwards Aug 28, 1972
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James K. Reed
May 18, 1974
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Dale W. McCann
Jun 7, 1974
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Roger Lee Brown
Aug 11, 1976
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Michael Joseph Bernard Smith
Aug 11, 1976
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Martin W. Yawarsky
Sep 6, 1980
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Gordon Joseph Rich
Apr 5, 1986
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Richard Fickeisen
Jun 1, 1987
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Jane E. Thompson-Bowman
Mar 9, 1989
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Robin H. Nye
Jan 4, 1991
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Raymond E. Radel, Jr.
Apr 25, 1991
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Chris Edward Clites
Dec 10, 1993
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Marc Muncy
Apr 5, 1995
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Keith Lee Evans
Jul 9, 1995
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Christopher Neal Claypool
Apr 29, 2001
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Melissa M. Foster
Dec 4, 2004
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Bryan Scott Hurst
Jan 6, 2005
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Timothy Allen Haley
Aug 26, 2008
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Thomas Raymond Hayes
Jan 20, 2011
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Steven Michael Smith
Apr 12, 2016
Military Service
Dale W. McCann served in the U.S. Navy (1945–1950) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 49-E
What is kept
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