LaPorte Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch: Friday, September 9, 1988
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: September 9, 1988
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Richard Lawrence was responding to a domestic call when he suffered a fatal heart attack.
He had arrested a female subject following a brief struggle. He placed the woman in his patrol car and then went back into the home to check on the welfare of several children when he began having difficulty breathing and collapsed.
Sergeant Lawrence had served with the LaPorte Police Department for 16 years.