Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Crit Hall suffered a fatal heart attack while pursuing a burglary suspect on foot. At 3:00 a.m., he responded to a burglary call at Don's Drive-In on US Highway 60. As Sergeant Hall was about to enter the building, one of the suspects exited and immediately fled. As he chased the man, he collapsed. Officer Hall was a World War I veteran of the United States Army who served with the Saint Albans Police Department for eight years. He also served with the West Virginia Highway Patrol for 16 years, the Richland County Sheriff's Department for 14 years, and as police chief at the Alderson Police Department and the Rainelle Police Department. He was survived by his wife and four children. One of his sons was a deputy in West Virginia and later served with the Ohio Highway Patrol.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- August 2, 2026
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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.
Sergeant Hall gave the Saint Albans Police Department 38 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Albans community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Crit Edmond Hall Sr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Crit Edmond Hall Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In WV, 7 of 232 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3% of this state's fallen. That is 3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Crit Edmond Hall Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Crit Edmond Hall Sr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Crit Edmond Hall Sr. is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Military Service
Crit Edmond Hall Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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