Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Clinton Bond was shot and killed after responding to a robbery call at the Tuscan Dairy Farm at 750 Union Avenue in Union. The suspects tried to escape by running around a barn, and Sergeant Bond drove around the other side of the barn, exited his patrol car, and began to fight with two of the suspects while the third suspect hid. During the fight, the third suspect emerged from hiding and shot Sergeant Bond in the side. The suspects then stole Sergeant Bond's gun and patrol car and fled after the third suspect shot him a final time to make sure he was dead. All three suspects were captured within 10 days. They were convicted at trial and executed by electric chair on September 2, 1955. Sergeant Bond had served with the Union Township Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, parents, and brother.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Bond gave the Union Township Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Union community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bond.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Clinton Bond is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clinton Bond's cause is highlighted.
How Clinton Bond Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1955
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Clinton Bond is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Clinton Bond was killed by gun; unknown type.