Police Officer Bruce Hanley, Waterbury Police Department, Connecticut

Police Officer Bruce Hanley

Waterbury Police Department, Connecticut

End of Watch Saturday, December 13, 1997

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Bruce Hanley

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.

Bio

Age 45
Tour 1 year
Badge 113

Incident Details

Cause Duty related illness
Incident Date Friday, November 19, 1982

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Officer Hanley, it has been 27 years since you were taken from us. New England law enforcement continues to serve and protect and make life secure for our part of the country. I honor your 1 year of law enforcement service to the citizens of Waterbury.

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

December 13, 2024