Federal Way police officer collapses, dies while on duty

steelcop said on March 23, 2010 at 2:14 AM

This cop was thin and in real good shape. Kinda dispells the thugs talking on this blog. To them I say sorry you broke the law and were jailed for your crimes. That is the only exlanation for your insults, unless of course your three years old. This officer wasnt involved in the call at all he wasnt hit by the bad guy, Read the official press release and you will understand more. thanks for the supporters out there we def need you

bobknows said on March 22, 2010 at 9:24 AM

A sudden death by a young man is a clear sign of cocaine abuse. Heart attacks don't normally happen at that age, but cocaine causes death by sudden heart stoppage. The pig was dirty. Goodbye and good riddance.

the_commando said on March 22, 2010 at 7:43 AM

There was no parking space near my work this morning, so I'm in bad mood. Thus, I'm going to say something really mean. All overweight police officers must be fired! If you can't outrun a criminal, then, what good are you???

cvn65 said on March 22, 2010 at 6:57 AM

I'm not doctor but I got a feeling this was something he may have been born with and knew nothing about. MY PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE FWPD AND THE OFFICERS FAMILY. Way too young to die.

rgb0110 said on March 22, 2010 at 5:55 AM

repetivity,You are an idiot,I Hope you rot in hell

seattlekos said on March 22, 2010 at 3:46 AM

steelcop, you apparently know this officer. I know you can't say much but could you dispel what a lot of commenters on various local media sites are saying? Some are convinced this officer was overweight and out of shape and therefore died of that. I don't think this, seeing as he was in the Air National Guard too. lundgren, I wonder about that too, if his car, with him in it, was one of them hit by bad guy. What might feel like a minor neck or head injury could be spinal cord damage, and the cord as it runs through the neck affects respiration. I wonder if he just stopped breathing. Speculation, I know. RIP Officer, and condolences to FWPD, family and friends :(

lundgren said on March 21, 2010 at 11:10 PM

Actually, according to KOMO, some car thief hit Federal Way patrol cars before he got shot. So the officer might have been brain-damaged at that time.

lundgren said on March 21, 2010 at 11:00 PM

Two possibilities: One, a hard right cross or a left hook to his jaw the previous night. Two, too much drinking on Saint Paddy's day.

repetivity said on March 21, 2010 at 10:39 PM

Now even God is killing cops to protest their abuses!

tomma206 said on March 21, 2010 at 10:11 PM

@CARLCONSTANTINE. Karma is a mofo for sure.I said it earlier, cops are on the other end of the stick now.Besides that, rest in peace.His family will be fine with time

aziza said on March 21, 2010 at 7:58 PM

:0(

steelcop said on March 21, 2010 at 5:54 PM

To the poster from Ohio you be sad to hear that this officer was from Ohio. He was a good man and a great cop. He will be missed

telcophil said on March 21, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Another one gone, sad to hear this. Here in Ohio we just buried one of our local police officers who responded to a call and was shot down. There will be no trial, the shooter is dead as well.

creole1953 said on March 21, 2010 at 3:25 PM

I will pray for his soul..and for his family. This kind of thing usually turns out to be some heart abnormality he probably never knew he had.

carlconstantine said on March 21, 2010 at 3:20 PM

Wow. This is very sad... Police departments in Washington have been sustaining hit after hit after hit lately in different ways. Being shot, killed in car accidents, motorcycles, and now this. The general public and local churches are reaching out to police departments in their "season of adversity." I just hope that police departments will clean up their image and hopefully win people over, that don't think very much of police officers due to many years of abuse of power in regards to minorities. Why is this important? Because many people are sad and supportive when police officers are killed, but there are also people that are not. This needs to change.

yessir said on March 21, 2010 at 3:00 PM

Very tragic... my prayers go out to this man's family

gixxer1k said on March 21, 2010 at 3:00 PM

What the hell? Thats weird. However, one of my best friends literally dropped dead of a heart attack 3 yrs ago while going through boxes in the garage to put up x-mas lights, he was 5 days shy of turning 39.

yogibear said on March 21, 2010 at 2:32 PM

How awful.