Douglas E. Bunch

Kansas City Police Dept. — Kansas City, KS

Cardiac Veteran →

End of Watch March 29, 1983

Age 38

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Badge 1447

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 19

Incident

Patrolman Douglas Bunch suffered a fatal heart attack following a foot pursuit. Patrolman Bunch was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Kansas City Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three daughters.

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Bunch gave the Kansas City Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Kansas City Police Dept.

Location Kansas City, KS

Platform Identity kpd.wyandotte.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 29, 1983

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 38

Badge Number 1447

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Military Service

Douglas E. Bunch served in the Navy (1964â1967) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Douglas E. Bunch 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 KS, 15 of 335 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Kansas City Police Dept., 1 of 20 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this agency's fallen.

Kansas City Police Dept.

of 20 officers

5% Cardiac

KS — Statewide

of 335 officers

4.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac