Arthur E. Ford

Stockton Police Dept. — Stockton, CA

Cardiac

End of Watch January 18, 1988

Age 29

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Police Officer Arthur Ford suffered a fatal heart attack during a foot pursuit of a burglary suspect. Officer Ford and his partner had responded to a residential burglary and arrested one suspect in front of the home. As Officer Ford's partner detained that suspect, Officer Ford went to the back of the home and caught a second suspect attempting to flee. While arresting this suspect the first suspect broke free and fled. Officer Ford chased the suspect for one mile and a half before collapsing near the ATSF railroad tracks near Charter Way. Other officers gave him CPR but were unable to revive him. Officer Ford had served with the Stockton Police Department for two years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ford gave the Stockton Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Stockton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ford.

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

Agency

Department Stockton Police Dept.

Location Stockton, CA

Platform Identity spd.sanjoaquin.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 18, 1988

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Arthur E. Ford 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 Stockton Police Dept., 2 of 12 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Stockton Police Dept.

of 12 officers

16.7% Cardiac

CA — Statewide

of 1,837 officers

2.8% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac