| Sergeant Paul E. Mortimer
Dayton Police Department
Ohio
End of Watch: Friday, July 31, 1970 Biographical Info
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 21 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 19, 1966
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Sergeant Mortimer died four years after contracting hepatitis while removing clothing from a murder victim at a homicide scene. Sergeant Mortimer suffered from the disease until his death.
Sergeant Mortimer's brother, Sergeant William Mortimer, was shot and killed in the line of duty 4 years later while also serving with the Dayton Police Department.
Sergeant Mortimer had been with the agency for 21 years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
