Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Braun succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on Bloomfield Avenue. As he sped down the street with his siren activated a hard-of-hearing pedestrian stepped into the road. Patrolman Braun swerved to avoid him and was thrown over the handlebars of the motorcycle. He was taken to Moutainside Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Patrolman Braun had served with the Verona Police Department for 11 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Braun served with the Verona Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Verona community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Braun.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Theodore E. R. Braun is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Theodore E. R. Braun's cause is highlighted.
How Theodore E. R. Braun Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theodore E. R. Braun is highlighted in May.