Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Josip Peperni died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Lieutenant Peperni had served with the Norwich Police Department for over 19 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Lieutenant Josip Peperni died on November 16, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, a granddaughter, and two sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Lieutenant Peperni gave the Norwich Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Norwich community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Peperni.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Josip Peperni 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 CT, 7 of 169 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.1% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Norwich Police Department, 1 of 5 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. Josip Peperni's cause is highlighted.
How Josip Peperni Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Josip Peperni is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
4 officers from Norwich Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
