Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police John Dolan suffered a fatal heart attack following an altercation at a domestic disturbance call. He returned to his home at 251 Main Street following the call and collapsed. Chief Dolan was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of WWII and had served with the Passaic Township Police Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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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.
Chief of Police Dolan gave the Passaic Township Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Stirling 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
John A. Dolan served in the U.S. Coast Guard before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police John A. Dolan is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 5.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John A. Dolan's cause is highlighted.
How John A. Dolan Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John A. Dolan is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Military Service
John A. Dolan served in the U.S. Coast Guard before joining law enforcement.
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