Frank Joseph Cutshall
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Lieutenant

Frank Joseph Cutshall

Richmond Police Department — Richmond, CA
Cardiac
End of Watch January 11, 1953
Age 41
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Badge 20
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Frank Cutshall suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a bar fight. He had arrested six men and just finished putting them in a paddy wagon when he collapsed. Lieutenant Cutshall had served with the Richmond Police Department for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Cutshall gave the Richmond Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Cutshall.

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

Agency

Location Richmond, CA
Platform Identity rpd.contracosta.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 11, 1953
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 41
Badge Number 20
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Lieutenant Frank Joseph Cutshall 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 Richmond Police Department, 1 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.1% of this agency's fallen.

Richmond Police Department
1
of 11 officers
9.1% Cardiac
CA — Statewide
52
of 1,837 officers
2.8% 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. Frank Joseph Cutshall'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 Frank Joseph Cutshall Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Joseph Cutshall is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111