Nicholas Karl Heine

Pueblo Police Department — Pueblo, CO

Cardiac

End of Watch June 21, 2008

Age 30

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Police Officer Nicholas Heine suffered a fatal heart attack as he and several other officers were attempting to break up several bar fights in the area of Victoria Avenue and C Street. He was running down the street when he suddenly collapsed.

Other officers rendered medical aid and he was transported to Parkview Medical Center, where he died a short time later.

Officer Heine had served with the Pueblo Police Department for 9 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and his mother, who also serves with the Pueblo Police Department.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Heine gave the Pueblo Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pueblo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Heine.

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

Agency

Department Pueblo Police Department

Location Pueblo, CO

Platform Identity ppd.pueblo.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 21, 2008

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Nicholas Karl Heine 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 CO, 11 of 360 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Pueblo Police Department, 1 of 12 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.

Pueblo Police Department

of 12 officers

8.3% Cardiac

CO — Statewide

of 360 officers

3.1% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac