Anthony R. Fotiou
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Trooper I

Anthony R. Fotiou

New Jersey State Police — West Trenton, NJ
Cardiac
End of Watch March 28, 2011
Age 53
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Anthony Fotiou suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting commercial vehicle inspections at the Carney's Point Scales.

Trooper Fotiou had served with the New Jersey State Police for 23 years and was assigned to the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Unit.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother, stepfather, and sister.

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Tributes

23 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper I Fotiou gave the New Jersey State Police 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper I Fotiou.

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

Agency

Location West Trenton, NJ
Platform Identity njsp.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 28, 2011
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Trooper I Anthony R. Fotiou 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 New Jersey State Police, 2 of 84 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.4% of this agency's fallen.

New Jersey State Police
2
of 84 officers
2.4% Cardiac
NJ — Statewide
38
of 646 officers
5.9% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony R. Fotiou's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Anthony R. Fotiou Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
23
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony R. Fotiou is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location