Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Arthur Ohlsen was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train while responding to reports of a brush fire near the railroad tracks under the South Salem Street overpass.
Officer Ohlsen was directing fire department personnel to the scene when he was struck at 8:40 p.m. He was flown to Morristown Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries 45 minutes later. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Officer Ohlsen had served with the Town of Dover Police Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ohlsen gave the Dover Town Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dover community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ohlsen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Arthur Joseph Ohlsen, III is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Dover Town Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Joseph Ohlsen, III's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Joseph Ohlsen, III Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Joseph Ohlsen, III is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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