Mitchell DeWayne Weeks
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Master Patrolman

Mitchell DeWayne Weeks

McAlester Police Department — McAlester, OK
Cardiac
End of Watch January 6, 2012
Age 48
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Master Patrolman Mitchell Weeks suffered a fatal heart attack following several emergency response calls during his shift.

Master Patrolman Weeks had served with the McAlester Police Department for 27 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

27 years. You could have gone home.
Master Patrolman Weeks gave the McAlester Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the McAlester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Patrolman Weeks.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location McAlester, OK
Platform Identity mpd.pittsburg.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 6, 2012
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Master Patrolman Mitchell DeWayne Weeks 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 OK, 21 of 582 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.

At McAlester Police Department, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

McAlester Police Department
2
of 7 officers
28.6% Cardiac
OK — Statewide
21
of 582 officers
3.6% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mitchell DeWayne Weeks's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Mitchell DeWayne Weeks Compares

Age at End of Watch
48
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
27
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Mitchell DeWayne Weeks is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location