Lower Paxton police mourn Patrolman First Class Douglas Fisher
Patrolman First Class Douglas Fisher, a Lower Paxton officer since 2004 and a U.S. Army Reserve colonel, died July 29, 2026 while on military orders in South Carolina following a medical emergency.
The Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police announced the untimely death of Patrolman First Class Douglas Fisher early on July 29, 2026; he was serving on military orders in South Carolina and suffered a medical emergency. Fisher joined the bureau in January 2004 and built a more than two-decade career in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve—commissioned in 1999, deployed to Afghanistan in 2002 where he earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, and later rose to colonel commanding the 2nd Brigade, 87th Training Division; his decorations included the Bronze Star and multiple service medals. The bureau extended condolences to his wife Heather, children Hunter, Hayden and Scarlett, and all who knew him.