Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Carl Worley suffered a fatal heart attack when he assisted officers tracking a suspect into Hamilton.
During the search, officers on foot lost radio contact with the chief and started searching for him. When they located him, they discovered he had collapsed in his cruiser a short time ago.
Chief Worley had served with the Ross Township Police Department for 13 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Worley gave the Ross Township Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hamilton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Worley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Carl Ellis Worley 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 OH, 43 of 991 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carl Ellis Worley's cause is highlighted.
How Carl Ellis Worley Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Carl Ellis Worley is highlighted in Jan.