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Night Policeman

Owen O. Grandstaff

Bluffton Police Department — Bluffton, OH

Cardiac

End of Watch March 26, 1927

Age 69

The Vigil Panel 52 ›

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.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

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

Location Bluffton, 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 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 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 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

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

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Owen O. Grandstaff's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Owen O. Grandstaff Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Owen O. Grandstaff is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

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