Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Robert Walker suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with three people while attempting to arrest a subject.
He and another officer had responded to Harold's Inn after an off duty officer called to report that he had seen a wanted subject at the restaurant. When they attempted to arrest the subject, the man, his mother, and his girlfriend all started to struggle with Patrolman Walker. The subject was able to escape.
As Patrolman Walker placed the mother and girlfriend in his patrol car he suddenly collapsed. He was transported to Aliquippa Hospital where he died a short time later.
The subject and his mother were both charged with manslaughter but the charges were later dismissed. They were both convicted of lesser charges.
Patrolman Walker was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three kids.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Walker gave the Hopewell Township Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Aliquippa community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert R. Walker served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Robert R. Walker is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 9.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert R. Walker's cause is highlighted.
How Robert R. Walker Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Robert R. Walker is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
Robert R. Walker served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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