Patrolman
Timothy Lawrence Hecht
Porter County Sheriff's Department
Thursday, February 11, 1999
Timothy Lawrence Hecht
Porter County Sheriff's Department
Thursday, February 11, 1999
Age: 31
Served: 8 years
Badge #: 47
Served: 8 years
Badge #: 47
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Incident Details
Cause of Death:Heart attack
Date/Time of Incident:
Thursday, February 11, 1999
09:45 am
Incident to Death Duration:
Same day
Incident Location:
587 West County Road 300 North, Valparaiso
Incident County:
Porter
Incident Township:
Union
Weapon Used:
None
Suspect Disposition:
None
Burial Place:
Calvary Cemetery, Portage
Patrolman Timothy Hecht suffered a fatal heart attack during a training session at the Wheeler High School fieldhouse.
He and other officers were testing for the agency's new emergency response team and were undergoing a physical fitness test when he collapsed during a mile-long run.
He was transported to Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso where he never regained consciousness and passed away.
Patrolman Hecht, from Portage, was survived by his parents, sister and fiancée.
Porter County Sheriff's Department
Patrolman Hecht