Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Lober and Patrolman DeForest Fredenburg were killed when their police launch was struck by a tugboat in the Hell Gate Rapids section of the East River.
Patrolman Lober had been assigned to the Marine Division for four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lober gave the New York City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lober.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John Lober is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Lober's cause is highlighted.
How John Lober Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Lober is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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