Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 22, 1961
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: November 22, 1961
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Detective Timothy Harnett suffered a fatal heart attack while pursuing a suspect on foot.
He began to experience symptoms of a heart attack during the foot pursuit and died two hours later.
Detective Harnett was assigned to the Vice Squad at the Firestone Station. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and father.