Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Paul Mortimer died four years after contracting Hepatitis while removing clothing from a murder victim at a homicide scene near the intersection of Huron Avenue and North Western Avenue. His health deteriorated as a result of the disease until his death. Sergeant Mortimer had been with the Dayton Police Department for 21 years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters. Sergeant Mortimer's brother, Detective Sergeant William Mortimer, was shot and killed in the line of duty four years later while also serving with the Dayton Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Mortimer gave the Dayton Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Dayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Mortimer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Paul E. Mortimer is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 49 of 991 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.2 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Dayton Police Department, 7 of 31 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 22.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul E. Mortimer's cause is highlighted.
How Paul E. Mortimer Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Paul E. Mortimer is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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