William Cahill

Jersey City Police Department — Jersey City, NJ

Cardiac

End of Watch October 26, 1946

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 40

Incident

Patrolman William Cahill suffered a fatal heart attack while carrying an intoxicated man home.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Cahill served with the Jersey City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Cahill.

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

Agency

Department Jersey City Police Department

Location Jersey City, NJ

Platform Identity jpd.hudson.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 26, 1946

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Patrolman William Cahill is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NJ, 38 of 646 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Jersey City Police Department, 4 of 41 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.8% of this agency's fallen.

Jersey City Police Department

of 41 officers

9.8% Cardiac

NJ — Statewide

of 646 officers

5.9% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac