Marvin R. McCloud
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Trooper II

Marvin R. McCloud

New Jersey State Police — West Trenton, NJ
Accident
End of Watch June 6, 1995
Age 32
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Badge 4718
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Marvin McCloud was killed when he was struck by a car while he was running radar. Another vehicle went out of control and struck his patrol car. Trooper McCloud had served with the New Jersey State Police for almost eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and parents.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-NJ-3D11D195
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper II McCloud gave the New Jersey State Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper II McCloud.

— 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 June 6, 1995
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 32
Badge Number 4718
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper II Marvin R. McCloud 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%.

At New Jersey State Police, 53 of 84 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.1% of this agency's fallen.

New Jersey State Police
53
of 84 officers
63.1% Accident
NJ — Statewide
258
of 646 officers
39.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marvin R. McCloud'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 Marvin R. McCloud Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marvin R. McCloud is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897