Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Harry Cohen suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in training with the Canine Unit.
Sergeant Cohen had served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for 24 years and was assigned to the Canine Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Cohen gave the Riverside County Sheriff's Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cohen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Harry Morris Cohen 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 Riverside County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 27 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Morris Cohen's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Morris Cohen Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Morris Cohen is highlighted in Oct.
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