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Police Officer Bruce Hanley | Waterbury Police Department, Connecticut
Waterbury Police Department, Connecticut

Police Officer

Bruce Hanley

Waterbury Police Department, Connecticut

End of Watch: Saturday, December 13, 1997

Biographical Info

Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 113

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: November 19, 1982
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer Bruce 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 Waterbury Police Department for only 1 year at the time of the incident. He is survived by his wife and daughter.