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Officer

Paul Joseph Werner

Anne Arundel County Police Department — Millersville, MD

Cardiac

End of Watch November 25, 1979

Age 31

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Badge 365

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Officer Paul Werner suffered a fatal heart attack after climbing onto the roof of a commercial building to apprehend a burglary suspect. He was able to make the arrest but suffered a heart attack at the scene and died before reaching the hospital. Officer Werner had served with the Anne Arundel County Police Department for 8 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Werner gave the Anne Arundel County Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Millersville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Werner.

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

Agency

Department Anne Arundel County Police Department

Location Millersville, Anne Arundel County, MD

Platform Identity aacpd.annearundel.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 25, 1979

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 31

Badge Number 365

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Officer Paul Joseph Werner 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 32,584 officers honored here.

In MD, 22 of 377 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Anne Arundel County Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Anne Arundel County Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Cardiac

MD — Statewide

of 377 officers

5.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,584 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul Joseph Werner's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,558 (53.9%)

Accident

10,094 (31%)

Illness

3,036 (9.3%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

334 (1%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

How Paul Joseph Werner Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Joseph Werner is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

Others Who Wore This Badge

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