Incident
Officer Goodemote suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after being involved in a foot pursuit. He had captured the man but collapsed while arraigning him. Officer Goodemote had served with the agency for 4 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Goodemote gave the Philmont Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philmont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Goodemote.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Dale Goodemote 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dale Goodemote's cause is highlighted.
How Dale Goodemote Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Dale Goodemote is highlighted in Sep.