Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy Sheriff Ross Krieger suffered a fatal heart attack after arresting three juveniles.
The juveniles had attacked two men on Washington Street in Valparaiso. Chief Deputy Krieger and a patrolman from the Valparaiso Police Department broke up the fight and arrested the juveniles. After booking them into the Porter County Jail, Chief Deputy Krieger stepped into the hallway and passed out. Despite efforts, he was unable to be revived.
Chief Deputy Krieger had served with the Porter County Sheriff's Department for four years and was the leading candidate for Sheriff in the 1944 November election.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, sister, stepsister, two stepbrothers, and a nephew.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Krieger gave the Porter County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Valparaiso community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Krieger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff Ross John Krieger 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 IN, 24 of 503 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Porter County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ross John Krieger's cause is highlighted.
How Ross John Krieger Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Ross John Krieger is highlighted in Aug.
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