Robert J. Paton

Elizabeth Police Department — Elizabeth, NJ

Felonious

End of Watch October 16, 1918

Age 36

The Vigil Panel 35 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Officer Paton was shot and killed while attempting to arrest several auto thieves.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Paton served with the Elizabeth Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Elizabeth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Paton.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Elizabeth Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Elizabeth, Union County, NJ

Platform Identity epd.union.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 16, 1918

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Police Officer Robert J. Paton 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 NJ, 229 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 35.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Elizabeth Police Department, 4 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Elizabeth Police Department

of 10 officers

40% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

229

of 646 officers

35.4% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious