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Patrolman

Reuben D. Milam

Alexander City Police Department — Alexander City, AL

Cardiac

End of Watch July 4, 1976

Age 58

Tour of Duty 23 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Patrolman Milam suffered a fatal heart attack while arresting a suspect. He and his partner had responded to a disturbance call at a local housing complex and struggled with a suspect whom they were arresting. After detaining the suspect Patrolman Milam sat in his cruiser and fell slumped against the steering wheel.

Survivors

Patrolman Milam had been with the agency for 23 years and is survived by his wife and child.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

23 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Milam gave the Alexander City Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Alexander City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Milam.

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

Agency

Department Alexander City Police Department

Location Alexander City, AL

Platform Identity apd.tallapoosa.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 4, 1976

Tour of Duty 23 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Patrolman Reuben D. Milam 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 AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Alexander City Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Alexander City Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Cardiac

AL — Statewide

of 643 officers

4.7% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Reuben D. Milam'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 Reuben D. Milam Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Reuben D. Milam is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

Others Who Wore This Badge

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