Bio & Incident Details
Age: 45
Tour: 1 year
Badge # Not available
Cause: Duty related illness
Incident Date: 11/19/1982
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Hanley collapsed while chasing a suspect on September 19, 1982, after rupturing a lung wall. After collapsing Officer Hanley lapsed into a coma which he stayed in for 15 years until his death on December 12, 1997. The Waterbury Police Department kept Officer Hanley as a member of the department while he was in the coma.
Officer Hanley had served with the agency for only 1 year at the time of the incident. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
