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Patrolman

Milan Barber

Minersville Borough Police Department — Minersville, PA

Cardiac Veteran →

End of Watch June 19, 1970

Age 50

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Patrolman Milan Barber suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect he and another officer were attempting to arrest.

Another officer had caught the subject attempting to steal a car from a parking lot on Sunbury Street. The subject resisted arrest and struggled with Patrolman Barber and the other officer as they attempted to place him in a patrol car. Patrolman Barber suddenly collapsed and, as the other officer rendered aide, the subject fled.

The man was apprehended again and charged with manslaughter, larceny, and resisting arrest. He accepted a plea deal to drop the manslaughter charge and was sentenced to two years in prison. He escaped from the county prison after serving only a few months, but was recaptured.

Patrolman Barber served with the Minersville Borough Police Department for 10 years and was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Barber gave the Minersville Borough Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minersville community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Minersville Borough Police Department

Location Minersville, PA

Platform Identity mbpd.schuylkill.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 19, 1970

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Sentenced to 2 years

Military Service

Milan Barber served in the Navy (1941â1945) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Milan Barber 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%.

Minersville Borough Police Department

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. Milan Barber'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 Milan Barber Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service