Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Peters died from carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of a defective patrol car. Patrolman Peters was staking out an illegal dump site and, when he failed to report in, other officers found his body in the patrol car. Another officer who was using the patrol car several days earlier was in the hospital as a result of carbon monoxide after being exposed to it as well. Although the officer was hospitalized the car was never ordered to be serviced and was reassigned to Patrolman Peters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Peters served with the North Bergen Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the North Bergen community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Peters.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Joseph A. Peters is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NJ, 112 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 17.3% of this state's fallen. That is 17.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At North Bergen Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph A. Peters's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph A. Peters Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph A. Peters is highlighted in Jul.
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