The Lloyd Feind Story | The Night Rochester Lost a Sergeant and a Friend

Lloyd Feind was a veteran Sergeant with the Rochester Police Department in southeast Minnesota. Standing 6-foot-4, he could appear intimidating at first glance — but family, friends, and fellow officers knew him as a gentle giant with a kind heart. Law enforcement ran deep in the Feind family. Lloyd's brother also served as a patrolman with the department, and his uncle was a police detective.  Sergeant Feind was known as the kind of officer who stopped to talk with everyone. He was deeply involved in the neighborhoods he served, active in his church, and well known for hosting annual block parties in his community. He believed policing was about relationships, compassion, and being present for the people he served.  In the early morning hours while working the night shift, Lloyd was inside the department's communications center when he suffered a heart attack. He was transported to Mayo Clinic Saint Marys Hospital, where he later suffered a second heart attack. Before his passing at 5:00 a.m. that Friday morning, Lloyd was able to speak with his wife and share his final wishes with her.   Sergeant Feind was 48 years old. He had served with the Rochester Police Department for 16 years, including eight years as a sergeant. He was survived by his wife and three children. ​ This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.       NOTE: This episode also explores the often-overlooked dangers of heart disease in law enforcement and the impact cumulative stress can have on officers over the course of a career. Lloyd's story serves as a reminder that the stress, irregular sleep, trauma exposure, and demands of the profession can take a serious toll on both physical and mental health. We also discuss practical steps officers, supervisors, and agencies can take to promote wellness, reduce long-term stress, and help keep law enforcement personnel healthy both on and off duty.     If you are a law enforcement officer, dispatcher, firefighter, or first responder, please take your cardiac health seriously. Regular physicals, stress management, sleep, fitness, nutrition, and early screening can save lives.