Incident
Trooper Anthony Fotiou suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting commercial vehicle inspections at the Carney's Point Scales.
Trooper Fotiou had served with the New Jersey State Police for 23 years and was assigned to the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, stepfather, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper I Fotiou gave the New Jersey State Police 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper I Fotiou.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper I Anthony R. Fotiou is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 38 of 646 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At New Jersey State Police, 2 of 84 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony R. Fotiou's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony R. Fotiou Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony R. Fotiou is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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