Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Barbieri suffered a fatal heart attack after a struggle with an emotionally disturbed person.
At approximately 12:50 p.m., Officer Barbieri was on traffic duty on East Main Street near Center Street when he was approached by an aggressive young man. With another officer's assistance, they attempted to take the man into custody, and a struggle ensued. Officer Barbieri, at one point, had to tackle the suspect to keep him from escaping and had to drag the suspect into police headquarters.
After placing the suspect in a cell Officer Barbieri suffered a heart attack. All attempts to revive him failed, and he died at approximately 1:00 p.m.
Officer Barbieri had served with the Torrington Police Department for 18 years.
At approximately 12:50 p.m., Officer Barbieri was on traffic duty on East Main Street near Center Street when he was approached by an aggressive young man. With another officer's assistance, they attempted to take the man into custody, and a struggle ensued. Officer Barbieri, at one point, had to tackle the suspect to keep him from escaping and had to drag the suspect into police headquarters.
After placing the suspect in a cell Officer Barbieri suffered a heart attack. All attempts to revive him failed, and he died at approximately 1:00 p.m.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Barbieri gave the Torrington Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Torrington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Barbieri.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Officer Anthony Barbieri 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 CT, 14 of 169 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.3% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Barbieri's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Barbieri Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Barbieri is highlighted in Feb.