Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Tim Sheehan suffered a fatal heart attack the day after responding to a call in which he had to perform CPR on a citizen.
He had returned to duty the following morning when he suffered a heart attack while clearing snow from his vehicle.
Chief Sheehan had served with the California Borough Police Department for 15 years. He also served as a firefighter with the Brownsville Fire Company #1.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, and mother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Sheehan gave the California Borough Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the California community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Sheehan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Timothy John Sheehan 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 PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At California Borough Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy John Sheehan's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy John Sheehan Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy John Sheehan is highlighted in Feb.
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