Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Rob Rumfelt suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a fight call involving approximately five people in the 900 block of Boggs Lane, in Lakeport, at approximately 8:00 pm.
One of the subjects resisted arrest and was subsequently tased before being taken into custody. As Deputy Rumfelt drove away from the scene after the arrest he suffered a medical emergency, causing his patrol car to leave the roadway and strike a tree approximately a half-mile away. He was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital where he passed away.
Deputy Rumfelt was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Lake County Sheriff's Office for three years and had previously served with the Lakeport Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, grandchildren, sister, mother, and father.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Rumfelt gave the Lake County Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lakeport 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
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Paul Rumfelt served in the Marine Corps (1985â1992) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Paul Rumfelt 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 CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At Lake County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Paul Rumfelt's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Paul Rumfelt Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Paul Rumfelt is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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