Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Teel suffered a fatal heart attack while pursuing a suspect on foot.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Teel served with the Herington Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Herington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Teel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Pleasant Everett Teel 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 KS, 15 of 335 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Pleasant Everett Teel's cause is highlighted.
How Pleasant Everett Teel Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Pleasant Everett Teel is highlighted in Jan.