Elmer Aloysius Noon
Police Officer

Elmer Aloysius Noon

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD
Cardiac
End of Watch November 20, 1946
Age 42
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Badge 488
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Elmer Noon suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after assisting a security officers who was fighitng with an intoxicated suspect outside a market near the intersection of Gay Street and Forrest Street at the end of his shift. As he arrived home he suffered a fatal heart attack. Officer Noon had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Noon gave the Baltimore City Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Noon.

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

Agency

Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 20, 1946
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 42
Badge Number 488
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Elmer Aloysius Noon 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 MD, 22 of 377 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 8 of 151 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.
8
of 151 officers
5.3% Cardiac
MD — Statewide
22
of 377 officers
5.8% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elmer Aloysius Noon's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Elmer Aloysius Noon Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
15
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Elmer Aloysius Noon is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location