Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Inspector McMullen suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after he climbed a large hill to reach a plane crash site. Deputy Inspector McMullen complained of chest pains after climbing the hill, and when he returned home, he suffered a heart attack and died. Deputy Inspector McMullen had been in law enforcement for 22 years and he was the commanding officer of the Suffolk County Sixth Precinct.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Inspector McMullen gave the Suffolk County Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Yaphank community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Inspector McMullen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Inspector George McMullen 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 Suffolk County Police Department, 3 of 27 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George McMullen's cause is highlighted.
How George McMullen Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. George McMullen is highlighted in Apr.
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