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Sergeant

Crit Edmond Hall, Sr.

Saint Albans Police Department — Saint Albans, WV

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch February 18, 1960

Age 59

Tour of Duty 38 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sergeant Crit Hall suffered a fatal heart attack while pursuing a burglary suspect on foot. At 3:00 a.m., he responded to a burglary call at Don's Drive-In on US Highway 60. As Sergeant Hall was about to enter the building, one of the suspects exited and immediately fled. As he chased the man, he collapsed. Officer Hall was a World War I veteran of the United States Army who served with the Saint Albans Police Department for eight years. He also served with the West Virginia Highway Patrol for 16 years, the Richland County Sheriff's Department for 14 years, and as police chief at the Alderson Police Department and the Rainelle Police Department. He was survived by his wife and four children. One of his sons was a deputy in West Virginia and later served with the Ohio Highway Patrol.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: 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.
Sergeant Hall gave the Saint Albans Police Department 38 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Albans community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Saint Albans Police Department

Location Saint Albans, WV

Platform Identity sapd.kanawha.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 18, 1960

Tour of Duty 38 yrs 6 mo

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Crit Edmond Hall, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Sergeant Crit Edmond Hall, Sr. 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 WV, 7 of 232 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

Saint Albans Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

WV — Statewide

of 232 officers

3% 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. Crit Edmond Hall, Sr.'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 Crit Edmond Hall, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service

38.5