Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Stevens suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with a suspect.
Sergeant Stevens and another officer were serving an outstanding warrant on the suspect and discovered that he was in possession of marijuana. As they took him into custody he began to fight. Sergeant Stevens collapsed at the scene.
Efforts were made to revive Sergeant Stevens by the other officer, the Ripon Fire Department, and a local doctor but he died at the scene.
Sergeant Stevens had served with the Ripon Police Department for 18 years.
Sgt. Stevens, On today, the 53rd anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Ripon. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) January 28th, 2025
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Stevens gave the Ripon Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ripon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Stevens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Paul Stevens 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 Ripon Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul Stevens's cause is highlighted.
How Paul Stevens Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Stevens is highlighted in Jan.
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