Officer Ernest Carlyle Ricks III
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 17, 1989
Cause: Heart attack

Biographical Info
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 6 months
Badge Number: 2479

Officer Ernest Ricks suffered a fatal heart attack while performing a physical fitness test at the police department's academy. Other officers immediately began to administer CPR after he collapsed. He was transported to Hadley Memorial Hospital where he passed away the following day.

Officer Ricks was a US Army veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for only 6 months. He is survived by his wife and daughter.