Adam Dean Liddle
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Police Officer

Adam Dean Liddle

Waterloo Police Department — Waterloo, IA
Cardiac
End of Watch October 29, 2015
Age 35
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Adam Liddle suffered a fatal heart attack following a shift in which he responded to a burglary in progress and a shots fired call.

Officer Liddle had served with the Waterloo Police Department for three years and had previously served with the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office for two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and son.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-IA-059B0529
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Liddle gave the Waterloo Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waterloo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Liddle.

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

Agency

Location Waterloo, IA
Platform Identity wpd.blackhawk.ia.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 29, 2015
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

Police Officer Adam Dean Liddle 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 IA, 11 of 226 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Waterloo Police Department, 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Waterloo Police Department
1
of 8 officers
12.5% Cardiac
IA — Statewide
11
of 226 officers
4.9% 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. Adam Dean Liddle'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 Adam Dean Liddle Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Adam Dean Liddle is highlighted in Oct.

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

Incident Location