Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective April Bird suffered a fatal medical emergency while conducting a shooting investigation.
She collapsed at police headquarters while interviewing a suspect. She was transported to a local hospital where she died three days later.
Detective Bird had served in law enforcement for 20 years. She had previously served with the United States Department of Defense Police and the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
Rest in peace Detective Bird.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis May 14th, 2021
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- July 23, 2026
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27 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Bird gave the Asbury Park Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Asbury Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Bird.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective April Eleanor Bird is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 38 of 646 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Asbury Park Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. April Eleanor Bird's cause is highlighted.
How April Eleanor Bird Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. April Eleanor Bird is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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