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Police Officer

Joseph Dardis

Beacon Police Department — Beacon, NY

Cardiac

End of Watch July 24, 1944

Age 72

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Officer Joseph Dardis suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a man he was attempting to arrest. He was on foot patrol near the corner of Main Street and Tioronda Street when he observed a man known to be wanted for desertion from the Navy.

The man resisted arrest and struck Officer Dardis during the arrest, causing him to collapse. Several witnesses subdued the man as other officers were called to the scene.

Officer Dardis had returned to duty from retirement to fill staffing shortages due to WWII.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Dardis served with the Beacon Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Beacon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dardis.

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

Agency

Department Beacon Police Department

Location Beacon, NY

Platform Identity bpd.dutchess.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1944

Age 72

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Joseph Dardis 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 Beacon Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Beacon Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Cardiac

NY — Statewide

of 2,147 officers

4.6% 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. Joseph Dardis'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 Joseph Dardis 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. Joseph Dardis is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

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