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Patrolman

Charles E. Bartlett

McKeesport Police Department — McKeesport, PA

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch March 20, 1932

Age 44

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Patrolman Charles Bartlett suffered a fatal heart attack during a foot pursuit of a robbery suspect.

He had chased the man approximately two blocks before he collapsed.

Patrolman Bartlett was a U.S Army veteran of WWI and had served with the McKeesport Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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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.
Patrolman Bartlett gave the McKeesport Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the McKeesport 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

Agency

Department McKeesport Police Department

Location McKeesport, PA

Platform Identity mpd.allegheny.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1932

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Not available

Military Service

Charles E. Bartlett served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Charles E. Bartlett 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 McKeesport Police Department, 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

McKeesport Police Department

of 8 officers

12.5% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac