Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Danny Valenzuela suffered a fatal heart attack while on a bike patrol training exercise. He had served with the agency for 15 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Valenzuela gave the Brea Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brea community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Valenzuela.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Danny Valenzuela is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Brea Police Department, 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. Danny Valenzuela's cause is highlighted.
How Danny Valenzuela Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Danny Valenzuela is highlighted in May.
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