NYPD Officer From Levittown Dies From Heart Attack While on Duty

Sgt. Patrick Divers Survived by Wife and Children

Reported by Wendy Gillette. Posted on: Feb 2, 2013, 5:51 pm. Last update: Feb. 2, 2013, 7:06 pm.
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The New York City Police Department says an officer of the force from Levittown died Friday while working in Brooklyn on a narcotics team. Sgt. Patrick Divers experienced chest pains and was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from a heart attack, according to the NYPD. The 51-year-old husband and father was a 25-year veteran of the force, making over a thousand arrests and earning 35 awards for his service.