Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Terrio suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with a suspect on Main Street.
Survivors
He had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Terrio gave the Montgomery Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Terrio.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police John Francis Terrio 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 MN, 26 of 293 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Francis Terrio's cause is highlighted.
How John Francis Terrio Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John Francis Terrio is highlighted in Aug.
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