Salvatore Patti

Passaic Police Department — Passaic, NJ

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch June 25, 1958

Age 43

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Patrolman Salvatore Patti suffered a fatal heart attack that was attributed to an attack in which he was beaten by six men as he walked his beat at about 3:05 am on May 26th, 1957. He had observed two cars racing on Pennington Avenue and stopped them at the intersection of East Main Avenue and Park Place. As he checked the identification of the occupants a third car with several more occupants pulled up. One of the occupants became disorderly and Patrolman Patti attempted to arrest him. He was attacked by the group and suffered serious injuries. He never fully recovered from the assault and died from complications. The subject who held him while the other five beat him was sentenced to one to two years. The other five were ordered to pay fines. Patrolman Patti was a WWII veteran and had served with the Passaic Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three sons.

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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 Patti gave the Passaic Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Passaic community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Passaic Police Department

Location Passaic, NJ

Platform Identity passpd.passaic.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 25, 1958

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Offender Sentenced to 2 years

Military Service

Salvatore Patti served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Salvatore Patti 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%.

At Passaic Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Passaic Police Department

of 5 officers

40% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

264

of 646 officers

40.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious