Roll of Honor
Stephen Charles Plum, Jr.
Incident
Police Officer Stephen Plum suffered a fatal heart attack after having responded to a mutual aid request involving a barricaded subject in the 1300 block of Nevarc Road in Warminster Township during his previous shift.
The subject had been involved in a domestic dispute and was armed with a knife. Officer Plum had responded to the mutual aid request and stood by as part of the arrest team while controlling his canine for approximately 75 minutes before the man was taken into custody.
Following the barricade, Officer Plum responded to several additional non-routine calls and conducted daily performance training with his canine partner.
Officer Plum was preparing for work on the morning of May 16th, 2022, when he suffered a fatal attack and collapsed.
Officer Plum was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Warrington Township Police Department for eight years and previously served with the Abington Township Fire Marshal's Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Plum gave the Warrington Township Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Warrington 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Stephen Charles Plum, Jr. served in the Marine Corps (2003â2007) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Stephen Charles Plum, Jr. 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. Stephen Charles Plum, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Stephen Charles Plum, Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen Charles Plum, Jr. is highlighted in May.