Thomas F. Condron

Elizabeth Police Department — Elizabeth, NJ

Illness

End of Watch March 14, 1930

Age 58

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

The Vigil Panel 59 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

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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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

Department Elizabeth Police Department

Location Elizabeth, NJ

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

Service Record

End of Watch March 14, 1930

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Police Officer Thomas F. Condron is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NJ, 77 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.9% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Elizabeth Police Department, 2 of 10 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Elizabeth Police Department

of 10 officers

20% Illness

NJ — Statewide

of 646 officers

11.9% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness