Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Kenneth Grindell suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to place an intoxicated man under arrest at the scene of a domestic disturbance.
Patrolman Grindell had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and four children.
Survivors
Patrolman Grindell had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and four children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Grindell gave the Harwich Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Harwich community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Grindell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Kenneth Weston Grindell is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In MA, 44 of 469 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 9.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Weston Grindell's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth Weston Grindell Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Weston Grindell is highlighted in Aug.
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