Roland Oliver Lackey

Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office — Centennial, CO

Veteran → Cardiac

End of Watch October 27, 1993

Age 46

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 3

Incident

Investigator Roland Lackey suffered a fatal heart attack while investigating a reported abduction of a 5-year-old child. An extensive air and ground search was underway for the child after his friends reported he had been abducted from a playground. Investigator Roland began to feel ill during the search and returned to his office, where he collapsed. Shortly after he collapsed, investigators learned that the boy was safe with his father, and the other children had made up the abduction. Investigator Lackey was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office for 13 years. He had previously served with the Commerce City Police Department for seven years and as a reserve officer with the Denver Police Department for two years. He is survived by his wife and four children. One of his sons became an officer with the Denver Police Department.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

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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.
Investigator Lackey gave the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Centennial community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Centennial, Arapahoe County, CO

Platform Identity acso.arapahoe.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 27, 1993

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Roland Oliver Lackey served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Investigator Roland Oliver Lackey 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 CO, 11 of 360 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.1% of this state's fallen. That is 3.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

25% Cardiac

CO — Statewide

of 360 officers

3.1% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Cardiac