Incident
Corporal Anthony Andrews suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a departmental physical fitness program.
He and another officer were jogging in a local park when he suddenly collapsed. The other officer immediately began CPR until paramedics arrived.
Corporal Andrews was transported to a local hospital where he remained unconscious until passing away one week later.
Corporal Andrews was an Army National Guard veteran of the War on Terrorism. He had served with the Saraland Police Department for 7 years and had previously served with the Satsuma Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Corporal Andrews gave the Saraland Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saraland community. Thank you 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
Anthony Maurice Andrews served in the Army (2003â2004) before joining law enforcement.
Corporal Anthony Maurice Andrews 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 AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Saraland Police Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Maurice Andrews's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Maurice Andrews Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Maurice Andrews is highlighted in Apr.
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