Incident
Patrolman Wiendieck suffered a fatal heart attack in front of 7 E 14th Street, Manhattan, after pursuing and apprehended two package thieves. Patrolman Wiendieck was assigned to Traffic Precinct B.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Wiendieck served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wiendieck.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Louis Gustav Wiendieck 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. Louis Gustav Wiendieck's cause is highlighted.
How Louis Gustav Wiendieck Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Gustav Wiendieck is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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