Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Beilein died after being overcome by carbon monoxide fumes. He had responded to a residential home where a body had been found and had remained at the scene. The initial belief was that the homeowner had suffered a heart attack. As Captain Beilein waited for the coroner another man at the scene collapsed. Emergency workers were called as it was believed this man had suffered a heart attack too. Captain Beilein collapsed a short time later and died. His death occurred on his 58th birthday. He had served with the North Tonawanda Police Department for 25 years.
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Beilein gave the North Tonawanda Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the North Tonawanda community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Beilein.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Arthur M. Beilein is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At North Tonawanda Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur M. Beilein's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur M. Beilein Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur M. Beilein is highlighted in Oct.
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