Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Crandall suffered a fatal heart attack after being assaulted. He had responded to an accident scene in which a suspect was trapped underneath a motorcycle. When Officer Crandall removed the motorcycle the man jumped up, assaulted him, and then fled. Officer Crandall pursued the subject and collapsed as he caught him.
Officer Crandall had served with the agency for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Crandall gave the Charlevoix Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlevoix community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Crandall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Earl William Crandall 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 MI, 39 of 718 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.4% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl William Crandall's cause is highlighted.
How Earl William Crandall Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Earl William Crandall is highlighted in Jul.