Frank John Dustin

Manchester Police Department — Manchester, NH

Cardiac

End of Watch May 20, 1918

Age 59

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Police Officer Frank Dustin suffered a fatal heart attack while pursuing a man who exposed himself at Stark Park at 550 River Road in Manchester at 7 pm.

Officer Dustin completed his shift and was tending his war memorial garden when he was notified that a man was exposing himself at the park. The suspect fled when approached, and a foot pursuit ensued. Near the entrance to the park, Officer Dustin collapsed and could not be resuscitated. Other officers arrested the subject.

Officer Dustin had served with the Manchester Police Department for 21 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, four nieces, and one nephew.

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Tributes

21 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Dustin gave the Manchester Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Manchester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dustin.

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

Agency

Department Manchester Police Department

Location Manchester, NH

Platform Identity mpd.hillsborough.nh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 20, 1918

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Frank John Dustin 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 NH, 14 of 59 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 23.7% of this state's fallen. That is 19.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Manchester Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Manchester Police Department

of 5 officers

20% Cardiac

NH — Statewide

of 59 officers

23.7% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac