Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman James Parkinson was killed when his patrol wagon collided with a trolley car.
Patrolman Parkinson had served with the Newark Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Parkinson gave the Newark Police Division 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Parkinson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman James P. Parkinson 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 Newark Police Division, 19 of 58 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James P. Parkinson's cause is highlighted.
How James P. Parkinson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James P. Parkinson is highlighted in Apr.
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