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Constable

Clarence Doane

Frenchtown Police Department — Frenchtown, NJ

Felonious

End of Watch January 13, 1938

Age 43

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Doane was shot and killed while attempting to pursuade a mentally ill man to go to a medical examination. The man's family had called Constable Doane because they thought the constable would be able to pursuade the man to see the doctor. While the two spoke the man grabbed a shotgun and shot Constable Doane. Constable Doane was taken to a hospital in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he died approximately two hours later.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Doane served with the Frenchtown Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Frenchtown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Doane.

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

Agency

Department Frenchtown Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, NJ

Platform Identity fpd.hunterdon.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 13, 1938

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Constable Clarence Doane 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 97,772 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%.

Frenchtown Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

229

of 646 officers

35.4% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence Doane's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Clarence Doane Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence Doane is highlighted in Jan.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Clarence Doane was killed by shotgun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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