Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Washington Incident Date: Monday, February 3, 1992
Chief Anthony Terminelli suffered a fatal heart attack following the foot pursuit and struggle of a burglary suspect. After tackling the suspect, he was struck in the chest by the man.
His health started to deteriorate following the incident and he passed away 15 days later as the result of a heart attack.
Chief Terminelli had served with the agency for 23 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Terminelli gave the Washington Borough Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Terminelli.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Anthony J. Terminelli 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony J. Terminelli's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony J. Terminelli Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony J. Terminelli is highlighted in Feb.