Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John Reicherter suffered a fatal heart attack as he and another officer struggled with a man at the World's Fair's Denmark Pavilion.
They had responded to the pavilion in response to a fight and discovered one of the displays had been broken. As they investigated the incident a subject came out of a bathroom with a bloody hand. As the officers attempted to question him the man became violent and struck the other officer in the head with a phone.
Sergeant Reicherter collapsed as they tried to subdue the subject. The man was arrested and charged with felonious assault.
Sergeant Reicherter had served with the New York World's Fair Police Department for two years and had previously served with the New York City Police Department for 31 years.
Sgt. Reicherter, On today, the 60th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of New York City. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) June 1st, 2024
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33 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Reicherter gave the New York World's Fair Police Department 33 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Flushing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Reicherter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John J. Reicherter 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 NY, 99 of 2,147 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John J. Reicherter's cause is highlighted.
How John J. Reicherter Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John J. Reicherter is highlighted in Jun.