Tony Sweeney
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Police Constable

Tony Sweeney

West Yorkshire Police — Wakefield, ENG
Illness
End of Watch December 27, 2012
Age 58
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Gender Male

Incident

Died of a heart attack while travelling home from duty after being taken ill during an early shift.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Sweeney served with the West Yorkshire Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Sweeney.

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

Agency

Location Wakefield, ENG
Platform Identity wypd.wkf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 2012
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Tony Sweeney is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At West Yorkshire Police, 4 of 16 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.

West Yorkshire Police
4
of 16 officers
25% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tony Sweeney's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Tony Sweeney Compares

Age at End of Watch
58
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Tony Sweeney is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285