Stephen Lipka

Jersey City Police Department — Jersey City, NJ

Cardiac

End of Watch November 8, 1965

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 40

Incident

Patrolman Stephen Lipka suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with an intoxicated man after responding to a domestic disturbance.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lipka served with the Jersey City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lipka.

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

Agency

Department Jersey City Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Platform Identity jpd.hudson.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 8, 1965

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Patrolman Stephen Lipka is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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%.

At Jersey City Police Department, 4 of 41 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.8% of this agency's fallen.

Jersey City Police Department

of 41 officers

9.8% Cardiac

NJ — Statewide

of 646 officers

5.9% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Cardiac