Harry Morris Cohen
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Sergeant

Harry Morris Cohen

Cardiac
End of Watch October 18, 2020
Age 48
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Harry Cohen suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in training with the Canine Unit.

Sergeant Cohen had served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for 24 years and was assigned to the Canine Unit.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Cohen gave the Riverside County Sheriff's Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cohen.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Riverside, Riverside County, CA
Platform Identity rcso.riverside.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 2020
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Harry is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2020, 11 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 54th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harry was 48. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Harry had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

October holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Sundays: 13.9%.

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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

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His people

Riverside County Sheriff's Department has 27 officers remembered here, Harry among them.

Sergeant Harry Morris Cohen

Riverside County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch October 18, 2020

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-E

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