Leo T. Sullivan

Pittsfield Police Department — Pittsfield, MA

Cardiac

End of Watch June 18, 1956

Age 54

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Police Officer Leo Sullivan suffered a fatal heart attack while dealing with a drunk man at the Berkshire Restaurant at 141-143 West Street.

Officer Sullivan was off duty at the time and had called for backup to take the man to jail when he suffered the heart attack.

Officer Sullivan had served with the Pittsfield Police Department for 29 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Pittsfield Police Department

Location Pittsfield, MA

Platform Identity ppd.berkshire.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 18, 1956

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Person

Police Officer Leo T. Sullivan 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 MA, 44 of 469 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Pittsfield Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Pittsfield Police Department

of 4 officers

25% Cardiac

MA — Statewide

of 469 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac