Jacob Reupp

Trenton Police Department — Trenton, NJ

Felonious

End of Watch June 14, 1875

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Patrolman Reupp succumbed to injuries received nine days earlier when he was shot while arresting a man for drunk and disordely conduct. During the arrest he was shot once in the abdomen. After walking the suspect to jail Patrolman Reupp was sent home and was taken care of by a physician until his death. He was the first Trenton police officer to be killed in the line of duty. The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 2 years.

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151 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Reupp served with the Trenton Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Trenton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Trenton Police Department

Location Trenton, NJ

Platform Identity tpd.mercer.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 14, 1875

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Sentenced to 2 years

Patrolman Jacob Reupp 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%.

At Trenton Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Trenton Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

264

of 646 officers

40.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious