Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Lippincott was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a domestic dispute. The Patrolmen responded to a home on Prospect Avenue shortly after midnight in response to a complaint from a woman. When the Patrolman arrived, the woman's husband fled from the house. When Patrolman Lippincott ordered the suspect to halt the suspect turned quickly and fired a shot from a revolver, striking Patrolman Lippincott in the chest, killing him. Patrolman Lippincott's Partner was able to take the suspect into custody at the scene. The suspect was convicted of Patrolman Lippincott's murder and sentenced to death on February 1, 1912. He was granted a new trial and was again convicted of murder and sentenced to death on April 8, 1913. He was returned to the Freehold Jail where he killed himself by cutting his throat with a potato knife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lippincott served with the Asbury Park Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Asbury Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lippincott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Charles Franklin Lippincott is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Asbury Park Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Franklin Lippincott's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Franklin Lippincott Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide in jail
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Franklin Lippincott is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Franklin Lippincott was killed by handgun; revolver.
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