Clarence Weir

Jersey City Police Department — Jersey City, NJ

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch May 22, 1923

Age 48

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

The Vigil Panel 45 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 40

Incident

Patrolman Clarence Weir and Detective Sergeant John Black were shot and killed while assisting other officers attempt to apprehend a fugitive who had escaped from prison and was wanted for robbery. When the officers arrived at the house they allowed the man's female acquaintance to get dressed. As they waited the woman suddenly appeared and opened fire, wounding one of the officers. The male suspect then held the other officers at gunpoint and ordered them away. As they left he pushed his gun into Sergeant Black's chest. As Sergeant Black attempted to push it away he was shot. Patrolman Weir ran into another room where he was shot and killed by the female suspect. Both suspects were arrested and sent to trial only a few days later. The male suspect was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair January 15th, 1924. Even though an officer testified that he saw the female suspect shoot Patrolman Weir she was acquitted. Patrolman Weir was a Spanish-American War veteran and had been employed with the Jersey City Police Department for 19 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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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 Weir gave the Jersey City Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City 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 Jersey City Police Department

Location Jersey City, NJ

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

Service Record

End of Watch May 22, 1923

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Executed in 1924

Military Service

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

Patrolman Clarence Weir is one of 17,620 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.1% of all 32,584 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 13.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.1%.

At Jersey City Police Department, 14 of 41 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 34.1% of this agency's fallen.

Jersey City Police Department

of 41 officers

34.1% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

264

of 646 officers

40.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,620

of 32,584 officers

54.1% Felonious