David Pettigrew
1934
David Cairns Pettigrew.
How He Died
Manner
Natural
Cause
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
Mechanism
Unknown
What Happened
Sergeant David Pettigrew suffered a fatal heart attack while making an arrest at a large disturbance. He had responded to the Moose Club at 300 West Merrick Road with other officers to quell a disturbance. While at the scene, Sergeant Pettigrew was arresting a suspect for assaulting another officer when he suffered a heart attack and died. Sergeant Pettigrew was a WWI veteran and had served with the Freeport Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by is wife.
Service Record
Also Served
Freeport Police Department
Sergeant
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