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Chief of Police

Alvin Isiaah Barrett

Houtzdale Borough Police Department — Houtzdale, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch September 3, 1965

Age 60

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 5 mo

The Vigil Panel 100 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police Alvin Barrett suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with a suspect he was attempting to arrest at approximately 6:30 pm.

He was investigating a disturbance at the St. Cloud Hotel on the 800 block of Hannah Street. He was attempting to arrest a subject involved in the disturbance but the man resisted and began to struggle with Chief Barrett.

After subduing the man, Chief Barrett returned to the borough hall where he began to feel ill and collapsed. He was transported to Phillipsburg State General Hospital where he passed away several hours later.

The man he was struggling with was arrested and charged with assault and battery.

Chief Barrett had served with the Houtzdale Borough Police Department for 17 months and had previously served with the Pennsylvania State Police.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Chief of Police Barrett gave the Houtzdale Borough Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Houtzdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Barrett.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Houtzdale Borough Police Department

Location Houtzdale, PA

Platform Identity hbpd.clearfield.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 3, 1965

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 5 mo

Age 60

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Arrested

Chief of Police Alvin Isiaah Barrett is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Houtzdale Borough Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alvin Isiaah Barrett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Alvin Isiaah Barrett Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service

1.4

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

Offender Outcome

Arrested

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Alvin Isiaah Barrett is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111