Fernando G. Robles Sr.

Victoria Police Department — Victoria, TX

Cardiac

End of Watch September 20, 1983

Age 51

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Sergeant Sergeant Fernando Robles suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after breaking up a fight between two men in the parking lot of a local mall. Sergeant Robles and his wife were waiting in the parking lot to pick up their son when two men began fighting and fell onto the hood of his car. Sergeant Robles identified himself as a police officer and told the men to stop fighting. The men continued fighting and Sergeant Robles and a bystander physically separated the two and held them down. Sergeant Robles suffered a fatal heart attack moments later. He was taken to a local hospital where he died three days later.

Survivors

Sergeant Robles was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Robles served with the Victoria Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Victoria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Robles.

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

Agency

Department Victoria Police Department

Type Other

Location Victoria, Victoria County, TX

Platform Identity vpd.victoria.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 20, 1983

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Detective Sergeant Fernando G. Robles 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 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 88 of 2,422 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Victoria Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Victoria Police Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Cardiac

TX — Statewide

of 2,422 officers

3.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Cardiac