Owen O. Grandstaff

Bluffton Police Department — Bluffton, OH

Cardiac

End of Watch March 26, 1927

Age 69

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Night Policeman Owen Grandstaff suffered a fatal heart attack while involved in a foot pursuit.

He had just arrested a man for writing a bad check when the man broke free and ran away. Policeman Grandstaff began to chase him when he suddenly collapsed.

Policeman Grandstaff was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

Policeman Grandstaff was survived by his wife and five children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Policeman Grandstaff served with the Bluffton Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bluffton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Policeman Grandstaff.

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

Agency

Department Bluffton Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Bluffton, Allen County, OH

Platform Identity bpd.allen.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 26, 1927

Age 69

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Night Policeman Owen O. Grandstaff 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 OH, 43 of 991 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Bluffton Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Bluffton Police Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Cardiac

OH — Statewide

of 991 officers

4.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Cardiac