Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Scott Moyer died as the result of contracting an infectious disease while backing up another officer to apprehend a resisting subject on February 25th, 1998.
The officer had to break the window to remove the man from his car during a traffic stop as the man attempted to flee near the intersection of Forest Rose Avenue and North Street. Some of the glass became embedded in the man's foot, causing lacerations. The man begged Patrolman Moyer to help remove the glass. Patrolman Moyer, who also had a cut on his hand, came in contact with the infected man's blood.
Patrolman Moyer contracted the infectious disease and died as a result on May 26th, 2017.
Patrolman Moyer was a United States Vietnam War veteran had served with the Lancaster Police Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, six children, four sisters, a brother, and two grandchildren.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Moyer gave the Lancaster Division of Police 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lancaster community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Marvin Scott Moyer served in the U.S. Army (1967â1970) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Marvin Scott Moyer is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In OH, 49 of 991 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lancaster Division of Police, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marvin Scott Moyer's cause is highlighted.
How Marvin Scott Moyer Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Marvin Scott Moyer is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Military Service
Marvin Scott Moyer served in the U.S. Army (1967–1970) before joining law enforcement.
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