William J. Baumer

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Cardiac

End of Watch January 25, 1967

Age 49

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer William Baumer suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect he was attempting to arrest in a deli at the corner of Orleans Street and Patterson Park Avenue.

Officer Baumer had served with the Baltimore Police Department for 20 years.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Baumer gave the Baltimore City Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Baumer.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 1967

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Police Officer William J. Baumer 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 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 Baltimore Police Dept., 8 of 151 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

5.3% Cardiac

MD — Statewide

of 377 officers

5.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac