Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Patrick Divers suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a drug buy-bust operation with other detectives in the area of Myrtle Avenue and Nostrand Avenue, in Brooklyn, at about 10:30 am.
Other officers immediately transported him to a local hospital when he started suffering chest pains. He passed away at the hospital a short time later.
Sergeant Divers had served with the New York City Police Department for 25 years and was assigned to Brooklyn North Narcotics.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Divers gave the New York City Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Divers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Patrick Divers 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 NY, 99 of 2,147 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At New York City Police Department, 44 of 1237 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick Divers's cause is highlighted.
How Patrick Divers Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Divers is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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