Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Charles DeTulleo suffered a fatal heart attack while pursuing a hit-and-run suspect. He suffered the heart attack at the intersection of Fourth Street and Industrial Highway. A citizen took him to Taylor Hospital where he died a short time later. Patrolman DeTulleo had been with the agency for 3 years and had previously served as an officer for the Ridley Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and teenage son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman DeTulleo gave the Eddystone Borough Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Eddystone community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman DeTulleo.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Charles Carmen DeTulleo 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Carmen DeTulleo's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Carmen DeTulleo Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Carmen DeTulleo is highlighted in Aug.