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Corporal

Chad M. Beattie

Washington County Sheriff's Office — Washington, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch August 10, 2022

Age 45

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Corporal Chad Beattie suffered a fatal heart attack after a foot pursuit of a fleeing subject at 335 Washington Road in Washington at 1:48 pm.

Corporal Beattie responded to assist the South Strabane Township Police Department when they were alerted to the presence of a wanted suspect with outstanding warrants in multiple counties. After a foot pursuit through a retail store, Corporal Beattie returned to his patrol vehicle and collapsed. He was transported to the Washington Hospital where passed away.

Corporal Beattie had served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for 20 years and was assigned to the Fugitive Unit.

Survivors

He is survived by his son and parents.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Corporal Beattie gave the Washington County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Beattie.

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

Agency

Department Washington County Sheriff's Office

Location Washington, PA

Platform Identity wcso.washington.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 10, 2022

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Corporal Chad M. Beattie 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%.

Washington County Sheriff's Office

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. Chad M. Beattie'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 Chad M. Beattie Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service