Gregory Swiantek

Police Officer

Yale University Police

End of Watch: 3/12/2025

Officer Swiantek, a 17-year veteran had assisted in taking into custody an individual who had several outstanding warrants. Officer Swiantek was not feeling well at the time and subsequently suffered a heart attack and died.

On March 12, 2025, Officer Gregory Swiantek, a seventeen-year veteran of the Yale Police Department, was assigned to a scheduled patrol shift. During this shift, Officer Swiantek assisted in the apprehension of a known felon with outstanding arrest warrants. Immediately afterward, Officer Swiantek responded to assist in a multi-agency search for a fugitive who had escaped from custody. A short time later, Officer Swiantek collapsed and was transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

His colleagues recalled Greg as “an extraordinary officer, a devoted father to his ten-year old daughter, a cherished friend and a dedicated community member.”