Raymond P. Cimino

Chelsea Police Dept. — Chelsea, MA

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch February 28, 1985

Age 44

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Sergeant Raymond Cimino suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a training exercise.

While role playing as a resisting suspect, Sergeant Cimino was handcuffed and being held to the floor when he suddenly yelled to end the scenario and to take the handcuffs off. He immediately began grabbing his chest and was transported to a local hospital. He died as a result of the heart attack several days later.

Sergeant Cimino was a veteran of the National Guard and had served with the Chelsea Police Department for a total of 10 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and five children.

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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.
Sergeant Cimino gave the Chelsea Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chelsea community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Chelsea Police Dept.

Location Chelsea, MA

Platform Identity cpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 28, 1985

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Raymond P. Cimino served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Sergeant Raymond P. Cimino 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 Chelsea Police Dept., 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Chelsea Police Dept.

of 7 officers

14.3% Cardiac

MA — Statewide

of 469 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac