Deputy Harry Robert Cieszynski, Jr. #344
EOW: 23 August 2021
Brevard County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Harry Robert Cieszynski, Jr. #344
End of Watch 23 August 2021
Deputy Harry Cieszynski died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy Cieszynski last assignment was Court Deputy protecting his assigned judge, clerks, witnesses, attorneys, jurors, defendants and spectators in his courtroom.
He also worked in many of the areas across Brevard County in patrol insuring the safety of our citizens.
Deputy Cieszynski was a United States Marine Corps veteran who served over 25 years with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. He is survived by his five children and parents.
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The Effects of COVID on Law Enforcement
Beginning in early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country began to contract COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic. Due to the nature of their job, law enforcement officers were required to work and interact with the community even as the majority of the country was self-quarantined. As a result, hundreds of officers died from COVID-related illnesses and other complications.
Corrections agencies, in particular, suffered tremendous losses due to the constant and close proximity between the corrections officers and large inmate populations. Since March 2020, ODMP has verified that over 900 law enforcement officers have died as the result of a confirmed or presumed exposure while on duty and continues to work with hundreds of other agencies that have suffered a COVID-related death.
Visit ODMP's COVID-19 memorial listing every officer who has died as a result of a confirmed or presumed exposure.
