Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable William Cramer was shot and killed while attempting to serve a writ of attachment issued by the Camden County District Court against a man who had failed to pay for automobile repair services.
He had accompanied the two owners of the service station to the subject's home to have the car seized and towed back to the garage. The car's owner agreed to pay for the repairs and the constable's fee with a check, but after writing it put a stop order on it. When Constable Cramer learned of the stop order the following day, he and the service station owners again went to locate the subject. They located him sitting in the car in a field in Tuckahoe, Cape May County.
As Constable Cramer approached the vehicle the man opened fire, shooting Constable Cramer three times. The service station owners drove him to a hospital in Atlantic City where he died the following morning. The subject who shot him was arrested later that day and charged with first degree murder. He was convicted of murder and sentenced from 6 to 10 years.
Constable Cramer had served as constable for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Cramer gave the Camden Constable's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Cramer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable William F. Cramer is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William F. Cramer's cause is highlighted.
How William F. Cramer Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 10 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William F. Cramer is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William F. Cramer was killed by handgun.