Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Edwin Fogel was shot and killed after he and his partner stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Officer Fogel and his partner stopped a vehicle on the Harlem River Drive, in Manhattan. After getting the drivers information, the officers returned to their patrol car to run checks over the radio. As they did, the driver fled in his vehicle. The officers pursued the car until it crashed just south of the George Washington Bridge. When the officers approached the vehicle, the suspect opened fire, killing Officer Fogel and wounding his partner. The suspect was also wounded in the exchange of gunfire. The suspect then stole the officers patrol car and fled. He abandoned that car about two miles away and was apprehended after several civilians followed the suspect and led police to him. The suspect was a career criminal who had spent over 27 years of his life in prison and was on parole for murder. The suspect escaped from Riker's Island Jail before his trial but was recaptured. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison. He died in prison October 11, 1990. Patrolman Fogel was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Medal of Honor for his actions. Officer Fogel was survived by his wife and two children. He was assigned to Highway Unit 1.
Survivors
Officer Fogel was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Fogel gave the New York City Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fogel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edwin A. Fogel served in the U.S. Army (1960â1962) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Edwin A. Fogel 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 NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 365 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edwin A. Fogel's cause is highlighted.
How Edwin A. Fogel Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edwin A. Fogel was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Edwin A. Fogel served in the U.S. Army (1960–1962) before joining law enforcement.
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