Milton Thomas Levy II
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Detective

Milton Thomas Levy II

Port Arthur Police Department — Port Arthur, TX
Veteran → Cardiac
End of Watch November 14, 1992
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Levy died of a heart attack while arresting a man for assault. Detective Levy was at the police department when a call came out for an assault in progress at 0145 hours. He ran approximately one block to the scene where he found the woman being violently assaulted. He suffered the heart attack while stopping the assault. Responding officers administered CPR but he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Levy served with the Port Arthur Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Port Arthur community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Levy.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Port Arthur, Jefferson County, TX
Platform Identity papd.jefferson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 14, 1992
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Milton Thomas Levy II served in the U.S. Army (1975–1979) before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Milton Thomas Levy II 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 TX, 88 of 2,422 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Port Arthur Police Department, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Port Arthur Police Department
1
of 7 officers
14.3% Cardiac
TX — Statewide
88
of 2,422 officers
3.6% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Milton Thomas Levy II's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Milton Thomas Levy II Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Milton Thomas Levy II is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Military Service

Milton Thomas Levy II served in the U.S. Army (1975–1979) before joining law enforcement.

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