Edward H. Claybrooks, Jr.

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH

Cardiac Veteran →

End of Watch December 28, 1996

Age 47

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge 248

The Vigil Panel 143 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 118

Incident

Officer Claybrooks suffered a fatal heart attack after asking a combative driver to move his illegally parked vehicle. Officer Claybrooks was providing additional security when he noticed a vehicle illegally parked. After asking the driver to move his vehicle, the driver became hostile, and a violent struggle ensued. Officer Claybrooks broke away and called for assistance. The suspect fled. While backup officers searched for the suspect, Officer Claybrooks went into cardiac arrest. He was taken to the hospital but was unable to be revived. Officer Claybrooks was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Cleveland Division of Police for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his father.

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Tributes

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.
Patrol Officer Claybrooks gave the Cleveland Division of Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Cleveland Division of Police

Location Cleveland, OH

Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 28, 1996

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 47

Badge Number 248

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Edward H. Claybrooks, Jr. served in the Navy (1971â1974) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrol Officer Edward H. Claybrooks, Jr. 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 Cleveland Division of Police, 3 of 119 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this agency's fallen.

Cleveland Division of Police

of 119 officers

2.5% Cardiac

OH — Statewide

of 991 officers

4.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac