Avery E. Freeman

Chester City Police Department — Chester, PA

Illness

End of Watch April 30, 2012

Age 49

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Patrolman Avery Freeman succumbed to complications of a surgery required after injuring his knee while on duty.

On March 31, 2012, he and another officer had arrested a female subject at the scene of a domestic disturbance. As Patrolman Freeman walked back to his patrol car he slipped on wet, moss-covered bricks and fell, injuring both knees. The injuries were severe enough that surgery was required. As he recovered from the surgery at the Taylor Rehabilitation Center he suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism.

Patrolman Freeman had served in law enforcement for 17 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his four children, mother, and siblings.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Freeman gave the Chester City Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Freeman.

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

Agency

Department Chester City Police Department

Location Chester, PA

Platform Identity cpd.delaware.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 30, 2012

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Patrolman Avery E. Freeman is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 121 of 1,261 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Chester City Police Department, 2 of 17 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.8% of this agency's fallen.

Chester City Police Department

of 17 officers

11.8% Illness

PA — Statewide

121

of 1,261 officers

9.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness