Carl Edward Thorwarth

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH

Cardiac

End of Watch November 24, 1943

Age 51

Tour of Duty 28 yrs 3 mo

The Vigil Panel 80 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Patrolman Carl Thorwarth suffered a fatal heart attack after arresting a suspect resisting arrest for abuse of family at 921 E. McMillan Avenue in Cincinnati.

He and his partner were assigned to arrest the man at his home. The suspect resisted arrest, and the two officers had to overpower him. Patrolman Thorwarth sat in the rear of the patrol wagon on the way toward Central Station, but less than a block from the suspect's home, the suspect yelled "there's something wrong with your partner!" Patrolman Thorwarth's partner stopped the vehicle, and Patrolman Thorwarth was found unresponsive on the floor. He was rushed to the hospital but pronounced dead upon arrival.

The suspect was never prosecuted for abuse of family since his wife failed to appear in court to prosecute testify.

Patrolman Thorwarth had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for over 28 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and two sisters.

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Tributes

28 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Thorwarth gave the Cincinnati Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Thorwarth.

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

Agency

Department Cincinnati Police Department

Location Cincinnati, OH

Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 24, 1943

Tour of Duty 28 yrs 3 mo

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Person

Offender Never prosecuted

Patrolman Carl Edward Thorwarth 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 OH, 43 of 991 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Cincinnati Police Department, 4 of 106 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.8% of this agency's fallen.

Cincinnati Police Department

of 106 officers

3.8% Cardiac

OH — Statewide

of 991 officers

4.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac