Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Condron died after contracting septic poisoning as the result of a foot injury sustained three months earlier. Officer Condron and other officers were pursuing an escaped prisoner when Officer Condron injured his foot. The pain prevented Officer Condron from continuing the chase.
He was eventually placed on sick leave as the pain increased. The condition in his foot worsened, forcing it to be amputated. Officer Condron contracted the septic poisoning after the amputation and died six days later.
Officer Condron had served with the agency for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
29 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Condron gave the Elizabeth Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Elizabeth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Condron.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Thomas F. Condron 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 Elizabeth Police Department, 2 of 10 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas F. Condron's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas F. Condron Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas F. Condron is highlighted in Mar.
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