Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Timothy Hecht suffered a fatal heart attack during a training session for his agency's Emergency Response Team.
He and other officers were testing to be placed on the new assignment and were undergoing a physical fitness test when he collapsed during a mile-long run. Patrolman Hecht never regained consciousness.
Patrolman Hecht had served with the Porter County Sheriff's Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his fiancée, parents, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hecht gave the Porter County Sheriff's Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Valparaiso community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hecht.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Timothy Lawrence Hecht 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. Timothy Lawrence Hecht's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy Lawrence Hecht Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Lawrence Hecht is highlighted in Feb.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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