Homer Edward Hatt, Sr.

Lansing Police Dept. — Lansing, MI

Cardiac

End of Watch December 24, 1947

Age 47

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Detective Sergeant Homer Hatt suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after breaking up a fight between two men on West Saginaw Street.

He had taken one of the men to a tavern on the street to identify the bartender who had served alcohol to the underaged man. As they were leaving the tavern the man started fighting with a second man who had cursed at him. As Detective Sergeant Hatt tried to break up the fight he was struck in the chest by the second man.

Detective Sergeant Hatt was able to arrest both men and take them to jail. He went home after booking them and suffered a fatal heart attack.

Detective Sergeant had served with the Lansing Police Department for 13 years and was assigned to the Crime Prevention Bureau.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, father, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Hatt gave the Lansing Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lansing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Hatt.

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

Agency

Department Lansing Police Dept.

Location Lansing, MI

Platform Identity lpd.ingham.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 24, 1947

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Person

Offender Arrested

Detective Sergeant Homer Edward Hatt, Sr. 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 Lansing Police Dept., 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Lansing Police Dept.

of 7 officers

42.9% Cardiac

MI — Statewide

of 718 officers

5.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac