Incident
Officer Patricia Quinn succumbed to head injuries sustained two weeks earlier while participating in a required boxing exercise at the police academy. Officer Quinn had served with the Washington Township Police Department for two months and had previously worked as a police dispatcher.
Survivors
She is survived by her mother, three brothers, and a sister.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Quinn served with the Washington Township Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Sewell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Quinn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Patricia E. Quinn 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 Washington Township Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patricia E. Quinn's cause is highlighted.
How Patricia E. Quinn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patricia E. Quinn is highlighted in Nov.
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