Lieutenant Patrick Libertone
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, California
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Biographical Info
Age:
Tour of Duty: 31 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: August 12, 2014
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Agency Contact Information
Sheriff John L. Scott
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
4700 Ramona Blvd
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone: (323) 526-5541
Lieutenant Patrick Libertone suffered a fatal heart attack while making a traffic stop of a reckless driver who had cut him off in the Riverside area.
He spoke to the driver briefly and was walking back to his patrol car when he collapsed on the sidewalk. An off duty paramedic who witnessed the incident immediately began offering aid but was unable to revive him. He was transported to Corona Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Lieutenant Libertone had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for 31 years and was assigned to the Fraud and Cyber Crimes Bureau. He is survived by his wife and four children.
Lt. Patrick Libertone of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department suffered a fatal heart attack last Tuesday while making a traffic stop of a reckless driver who had cut him off in the Riverside area, reports ODMP.org.
The lieutenant spoke to the driver briefly and was walking back to his patrol car when he collapsed on the sidewalk. An off-duty paramedic who witnessed the incident immediately began offering aid but was unable to revive him. He was transported to Corona Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Libertone had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for 31 years and was assigned to the Fraud and Cyber Crimes Bureau. He is survived by his wife and four children.
Remembering the fallen 
Sorry to hear the lost of Lieutenant Patrick Libertone. My condolences to his family and the Sheriff’s office who lost him.