Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Vu Nguyen passed away four days after collapsing during a 1.5-mile timed run that was part of the agency's canine handler eligibility process.
He and other candidates were participating in the physical fitness portion of the process in 90+ degree heat when he collapsed during the run on July 2nd, 2018. He was transported to MetroHealth where his condition continued to worsen. He was flown to Cleveland Clinic where he passed away on July 6th, 2018.
Officer Nguyen had served with the Cleveland Division of Police for over 20 years and had previously served with the Cleveland Division of Corrections for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Nguyen gave the Cleveland Division of Police 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Nguyen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Vu X. Nguyen 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 Cleveland Division of Police, 9 of 119 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 7.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vu X. Nguyen's cause is highlighted.
How Vu X. Nguyen Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Vu X. Nguyen is highlighted in Jul.
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