Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Collins suffered a fatal heart attack five minutes after a violent struggle with a suspect. A deputy from the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to Officer Collins' assistance call and tried to revive him with CPR. The suspect Officer Collins had been struggling with was charged with manslaughter. Officer Collins had previously worked for the Pennsylvania State Police, the United States Park Police, and the Washington County, Arkansas, Sheriff's Office.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Collins gave the Farmington Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Farmington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Collins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman James H. Collins 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 AR, 13 of 372 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.5% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James H. Collins's cause is highlighted.
How James H. Collins Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. James H. Collins is highlighted in Apr.
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