Daniel W. Guldin
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Chief of Police

Daniel W. Guldin

Cardiac
End of Watch September 10, 1959
Age 53
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief Guldin suffered a fatal heart attack after strugging with a suspect he had arrested for drunk driving. After transporting the prisoner to the police station the man became uncooperative and resisted Chief Guldin. Chief Guldin began to experience chest pains and was transported to a local hospital where he suffered the heart attack.

Chief Guldin had been with the agency for 27 years and was survived by his wife and child.

Survivors

Chief Guldin had been with the agency for 27 years and was survived by his wife and child.

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27 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Guldin gave the North Coventry Township Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Pottstown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Guldin.

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

Agency

Location Pottstown, PA
Platform Identity nctpd.montgomery.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 10, 1959
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Chief of Police Daniel W. Guldin 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%.

North Coventry Township Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
PA — Statewide
118
of 1,261 officers
9.4% 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. Daniel W. Guldin'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 Daniel W. Guldin Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
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. Daniel W. Guldin is highlighted in Sep.

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