Theodore Laux
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Sergeant

Theodore Laux

Newark Police Division — Newark, NJ
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch February 4, 1950
Age 51
Tour of Duty 30 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Theodore Laux was killed in an automobile crash on McCarter Highway near Astor Street while responding to another collision scene. Sergeant Laux was riding in an Emergency Squad truck that had swerved to avoid hitting a vehicle when it was struck by another car and then overturned. Sergeant Laux was pinned underneath the truck and killed. The four other officers riding in the truck were slightly injured. Sergeant Laux was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Newark Police Division for 30 years.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Laux gave the Newark Police Division 30 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Newark, Essex County, NJ
Platform Identity npd.essex.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 4, 1950
Tour of Duty 30 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Theodore Laux served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Accident

Theodore is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1950, 58 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 77th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Theodore was 51. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Theodore had served 30 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Newark Police Division has 58 officers remembered here, Theodore among them.

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Where

Sergeant Theodore Laux

Newark Police Division · End of Watch February 4, 1950

Military Service

Theodore Laux served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-W

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