Elmer B. Simons

Rapid City Police Dept. — Rapid City, SD

Cardiac

End of Watch April 2, 1955

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Patrolman Simons suffered a fatal heart attack following an altercation with a suspect in a local tavern.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Simons served with the Rapid City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Rapid City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Simons.

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

Agency

Department Rapid City Police Dept.

Location Rapid City, SD

Platform Identity rpd.pennington.sd.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 2, 1955

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Patrolman Elmer B. Simons 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 SD, 4 of 62 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Rapid City Police Dept., 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Rapid City Police Dept.

of 8 officers

12.5% Cardiac

SD — Statewide

of 62 officers

6.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac