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Police Officer

Steven E. Graham

Barrington-Inverness Police Department — Barrington, IL

Cardiac

End of Watch August 25, 2002

Age 53

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Steven Graham suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to arrest a man in Inverness during a call.

Officer Graham had responded to the man's home on Bradwell Road when the suspect began struggling with him. While attempting to arrest the suspect, Officer Graham collapsed. The man had a history of interfering with police radio frequencies. The Cook County coroner ruled his death a homicide as a result of the arrest.

The subject was convicted of resisting a peace officer and interfering with police communications. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Officer Graham had served with the Barrington-Inverness Police Department for 29 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

29 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Graham gave the Barrington-Inverness Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Barrington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Graham.

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

Agency

Department Barrington-Inverness Police Department

Location Barrington, IL

Platform Identity barrpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 25, 2002

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Steven E. Graham 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%.

Barrington-Inverness Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

IL — Statewide

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. Steven E. Graham'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 Steven E. Graham Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service