Detroit Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch: Saturday, February 10, 1883
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: February 10, 1883
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer John Loveland suffered a fatal heart attack while making an arrest of a man who had been abusing a woman.
He was walking his prisoner to the police station when he suddenly collapsed in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Griswold Street, near the crossing at Ives' Bank.
Officer Loveland had served with the Detroit Police Department for seven years. He was a member of the Royal Arcanum.