JAMES HEATH HARDIN

JAMES HEATH HARDIN Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Sergeant
Memorial Panel: 48-W: 26
Department: Hope Mills, North Carolina, P.D.
End of Watch: January 11, 2007
Cause: PHYS
Age: 35
Years of Service: 9
Description: Sergeant Hardin suffered a fatal heart attack as he and his K-9 partner searched a wooded area for two suspects who had stolen gas from a service station. The suspects fled on foot when officers spotted their vehicle. One suspect was caught and the other ran into the woods. Sergeant Hardin and his K-9 pursued the other suspect approximately two miles into woods before he collapsed. Sergeant Hardin was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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