Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Michael Monoc suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect he was attempting to arrest for drunk driving. He was investigating the scene of an accident on North Water Avenue and Wilson Street. The subject resisted arrest when Sergeant Monoc attempted to arrest the subject for drunk driving. Sergeant Monoc began to experience chest pains and collapsed at the scene. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away shortly after arrival. Sergeant Monoc was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and had served with the Sharon Police Department for 21 years. He was survived by his wife and two children
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Sergeant Monoc gave the Sharon Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sharon community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael Steven Monoc served in the Army (1962â1964) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Michael Steven Monoc 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 Sharon 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. Michael Steven Monoc's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Steven Monoc Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Steven Monoc is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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