Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Vincent Wilhelm suffered a fatal heart attack after transporting two elderly women to the Christ Hospital at 176 Palisade Avenue in Jersey City.
Patrolman Wilhelm was assigned to ambulance duty and was on his way to the hospital with his patient when he radioed headquarters, asking them to call the hospital to have a doctor waiting for him since he was ill. He drove over eight miles to the emergency entrance and then collapsed. Patrolman Wilhelm was pronounced dead due to a heart attack several hours later.
Patrolman Wilhelm was a United States Army veteran of WWII and had served with the North Bergen Police Department for over five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, his mother, two sons, and three daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Wilhelm gave the North Bergen Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the North Bergen community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Vincent Louis Wilhelm served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Vincent Louis Wilhelm 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 North Bergen Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vincent Louis Wilhelm's cause is highlighted.
How Vincent Louis Wilhelm Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Vincent Louis Wilhelm is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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