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Chief of Police

Roy Franklin Fores

Bladenboro Police Dept. — Bladenboro, NC

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch September 3, 1967

Age 46

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Chief Roy Fores suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect. Chief Fores had responded to a call involving two drunk men who were fighting. When he arrived on the scene one of the men began to struggle with the chief. Chief Fores was a United States Army World War II veteran.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Chief of Police Fores served with the Bladenboro Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bladenboro community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Bladenboro Police Dept.

Location Bladenboro, NC

Platform Identity bpd.bladen.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 3, 1967

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Roy Franklin Fores served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Chief of Police Roy Franklin Fores 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 NC, 33 of 664 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Bladenboro Police Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Bladenboro Police Dept.

of 2 officers

50% Cardiac

NC — Statewide

of 664 officers

5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy Franklin Fores's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Roy Franklin Fores Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Franklin Fores is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

Others Who Wore This Badge

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