Allen Regis "Jack" Capozzi
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Patrolman

Allen Regis "Jack" Capozzi

Cardiac
End of Watch October 18, 1978
Age 35
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Jack Capozzi suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a fight call at a local bar located at the intersection of Lowry Avenue and Division Street.

Patrolman Capozzi suddenly collapsed as he broke up the fight between two men with another officer.

He was transported to Jeannette District Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Patrolman Capozzi had served with the Jeannette City Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his aunt and uncle.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Capozzi gave the Jeannette City Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jeannette community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Capozzi.

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

Agency

Location Jeannette, PA
Platform Identity jpd.westmoreland.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1978
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack
Weapon Person

Patrolman Allen Regis "Jack" Capozzi 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 Jeannette City Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Jeannette City Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. Allen Regis "Jack" Capozzi'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 Allen Regis "Jack" Capozzi Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Allen Regis "Jack" Capozzi is highlighted in Oct.

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

Incident Location

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