{"id":2979,"date":"2026-01-08T15:58:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/pcsdblotter\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:58:31","slug":"remembering-deputy-daniel-mccartney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/pcsdblotter\/2026\/01\/08\/remembering-deputy-daniel-mccartney\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Deputy Daniel McCartney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today we honor and remember Deputy Dan McCartney on the 8th anniversary of his line-of-duty death. One of 10 heroes lost in the history of the Pierce County Sheriff\u2019s Office, 10 too many. Just before midnight on January 7, 2018, Deputy McCartney gave his life while courageously responding to an armed home invasion in Frederickson. He was 34 years old, a U.S. Navy veteran, a dedicated law enforcement officer, a loving husband to his wife, and a devoted father to three boys. \u201cJust keep moving.\u201d Is the motto Dan lived by. We do\u2014but we never forget. County 484: gone, but never forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_42192\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m7U4GuQMSWs?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we honor and remember Deputy Dan McCartney on the 8th anniversary of his line-of-duty death. 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