Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Joseph Platt suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with a suspect while responding to a disturbance call.
Officer Platt had served in law enforcement for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
29 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Platt gave the Northumberland Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Groveton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Platt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Joseph H. Platt 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph H. Platt's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph H. Platt Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph H. Platt is highlighted in Oct.