Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Jardine collapsed and died from a heart attack he suffered while attempting to place a disorderly 17 year-old suspect in a detention area. Deputy Jardine was assigned to Delaware County Juvenile Court. The suspect continued to struggle as others attempted to administer life-saving procedures on Deputy Jardine. The juvenile and two adult women were charged in the scuffle, but charges against the adult women were later dropped.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Jardine served with the Delaware County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Media community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Jardine.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff James J. Jardine, 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 PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James J. Jardine, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How James J. Jardine, Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. James J. Jardine, Jr. is highlighted in Apr.