Richard Walter "Larry" Blancher

Alameda County Sheriff's Office — Oakland, CA

Cardiac

End of Watch February 23, 1986

Age 49

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Badge 407

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Larry Blancher suffered a fatal heart attack following a pursuit and arrest of a violent suspect on Kelly Street and Maude Avenue in Haywood. Deputy Blancher had served with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Blancher gave the Alameda County Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Blancher.

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

Agency

Department Alameda County Sheriff's Office

Location Oakland, CA

Platform Identity acso.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1986

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 49

Badge Number 407

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff Richard Walter "Larry" Blancher 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 Alameda County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.1% of this agency's fallen.

Alameda County Sheriff's Office

of 11 officers

9.1% Cardiac

CA — Statewide

of 1,837 officers

2.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac