Roll of Honor
Incident
Commander Dale Bernock suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a physical fitness exam at Crowley Park. Other officers present noticed that he was having trouble breathing, and then he collapsed. The officers immediately began CPR. He was transported to Oakwood Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Commander Bernock had served with the Dearborn Police Department for 22 years, and commanded the Investigations Division.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Commander Bernock gave the Dearborn Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Dearborn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Commander Bernock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Commander Dale Francis Bernock 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%.
At Dearborn Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dale Francis Bernock's cause is highlighted.
How Dale Francis Bernock Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Dale Francis Bernock is highlighted in Oct.
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