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Chief of Police

Bishop W. Haney

Leesburg Police Department — Leesburg, FL

Cardiac

End of Watch October 10, 1937

Age 58

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Chief of Police Bishop Haney suffered a fatal heart attack as he and another officer pursued a suspected drunk driver.

They chased the vehicle approximately three miles to the Silver Lake Forks area where they forced it to the curb. As Chief Haney stepped from his patrol car he collapsed. He died while being taken to a local hospital.

Chief Haney had served as chief of the Leesburg Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three daughters, mother, brother, and sister.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Haney served with the Leesburg Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Leesburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Haney.

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

Agency

Department Leesburg Police Department

Location Leesburg, FL

Platform Identity lpd.lake.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 10, 1937

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Person

Chief of Police Bishop W. Haney 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 FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Leesburg Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Leesburg Police Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Cardiac

FL — Statewide

of 1,008 officers

6.2% 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. Bishop W. Haney'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 Bishop W. Haney Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Bishop W. Haney is highlighted in Oct.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

Incident Location

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