Warren Wayte Watts
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Sergeant Inspector

Warren Wayte Watts

Cardiac
End of Watch June 16, 2012
Age 53
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Inspector Warren Watts suffered a fatal heart attack after completing a four mile run training run while on duty.

He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Sergeant Watts had served with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Inspector Watts gave the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pueblo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Inspector Watts.

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

Agency

Location Pueblo, CO
Platform Identity pcso.pueblo.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 16, 2012
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sergeant Inspector Warren Wayte Watts 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 County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Pueblo County Sheriff's Office
1
of 5 officers
20% Cardiac
CO — Statewide
11
of 360 officers
3.1% 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. Warren Wayte Watts'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 Warren Wayte Watts Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
18
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Warren Wayte Watts is highlighted in Jun.

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