Lloyd Michael Jones
Chief of Police

Lloyd Michael Jones

Red Bud Police Dept. — Red Bud, IL
Cardiac
End of Watch October 18, 1999
Age 47
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief of Police Lloyd Jones suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a domestic violence call involving a hit-and-run.

When Chief Jones arrived at the scene, he began to make contact with the victim but collapsed. He was transported to St. Clement Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Chief Jones had served with the Red Bud Police Department for six years and had served in law enforcement for 20 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his four daughters, two sons, and sister.

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Jones gave the Red Bud Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Red Bud community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Jones.

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

Agency

Location Red Bud, IL
Platform Identity rbpd.randolph.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1999
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Chief of Police Lloyd Michael Jones 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 IL, 45 of 1,318 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

Red Bud Police Dept.
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
IL — Statewide
45
of 1,318 officers
3.4% 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. Lloyd Michael Jones'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 Lloyd Michael Jones Compares

Age at End of Watch
47
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Lloyd Michael Jones 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