Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman George Bowman died six weeks after suffering a heart attack while apprehending one of two suspects who were fleeing from the police. Another officer started pursuing them after trying to arrest one of the boys for the distribution of narcotics. The pursuit had traveled from Pennsauken, through Camden, and ended on Oakland Avenue in Audubon. Patrolman Bowman collapsed after putting the juvenile driver into his patrol car following a vehicle pursuit and foot pursuit. Other officers began CPR and stabilized him enough to be transported to a local hospital. He had remained in a coma from the time he collapsed until he passed away. Patrolman Bowman was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Pennsauken Police Department for 23 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Bowman gave the Pennsauken Township Police Department 23 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pennsauken community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
George T. Bowman served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman George T. Bowman 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 Pennsauken Township Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George T. Bowman's cause is highlighted.
How George T. Bowman Compares
Offender Outcome
vehicle pursuit
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. George T. Bowman is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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