Jason Gallero

Cook County Sheriff's Police Department — Maywood, IL

Illness

End of Watch September 15, 2016

Age 45

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Patrol Officer and Training Instructor Jason Gallero suffered a fatal medical event while participating in a morning run at the Cook County Sheriff's Police Training Academy in Maywood.

Officer Gallero, who was an instructor with the academy, was running with cadets and other instructions when he collapsed near Fifth Avenue and Chicago Avenue. He was transported to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8:30 am.

Officer Gallero had served with the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department for 14 years and had previously served with the Cook County Department of Corrections for eight years.

Survivors

He is survived by his daughter.

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Tributes

22 years. You could have gone home.
Patrol Officer Gallero gave the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Maywood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Gallero.

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

Agency

Department Cook County Sheriff's Police Department

Location Maywood, IL

Platform Identity ccsso.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 2016

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Patrol Officer Jason Gallero is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In IL, 66 of 1,318 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Cook County Sheriff's Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Cook County Sheriff's Police Department

of 7 officers

42.9% Illness

IL — Statewide

of 1,318 officers

5% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness