George Rennie
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Patrolman

George Rennie

Secaucus Police Department — Secaucus, NJ
Accident
End of Watch October 5, 1970
Age 24
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Badge 31
The Vigil Panel 107 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman George Rennie was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Paterson Plank Road and Cedar Lane. His motorcycle collided with a vehicle that was stalled on the roadway. He was transported to North Hudson Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries three days later. Patrolman Rennie had served with the Secaucus Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-NJ-66F84B94
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Rennie gave the Secaucus Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Secaucus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Rennie.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Secaucus, NJ
Platform Identity spd.hudson.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 5, 1970
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 24
Badge Number 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman George Rennie 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 Secaucus Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Secaucus Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. George Rennie'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 George Rennie Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Rennie is highlighted in Oct.

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

Incident Location

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