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Detective

Albert J. Mallen Sr.

New Jersey State Police — West Trenton, NJ

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch August 28, 1985

Age 36

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Badge 2753

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 83

Incident

Detective Albert Mallen was shot and killed while serving a narcotics-related search warrant at the 200 block of Station Avenue in Westville. He was shot in the face with a 12-gauge shotgun while looking around a corner. Another officer returned fire, wounding the suspect with non-life-threatening wounds. The 58-year-old suspect was sentenced to death but died of natural causes in 1989 while awaiting execution. Detective Mallen was a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and a National Guard veteran who had served with the New Jersey State Police for over 14 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, mother, and four sisters.

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Tributes

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.
Detective Mallen gave the New Jersey State Police 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department New Jersey State Police

Type State Police

Location West Trenton, NJ

Platform Identity njsp.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1985

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 36

Badge Number 2753

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Military Service

Albert J. Mallen Sr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1968â1970) before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Albert J. Mallen Sr. is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In NJ, 229 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 35.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Jersey State Police, 14 of 84 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

New Jersey State Police

of 84 officers

16.7% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

229

of 646 officers

35.4% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious