Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Matthew Vogel died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while working at the Operations Division at 257 Cornelison Avenue in Jersey City.
Lieutenant Vogel had served with the Hudson County Sheriff's Office for 22 years and had been a Special Weapons and Tactical commander.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Lieutenant Matthew A. Vogel died on December 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, stepfather, and brother.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Lieutenant Vogel gave the Hudson County Sheriff's Office 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Vogel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Matthew A. Vogel is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 77 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.9% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Matthew A. Vogel's cause is highlighted.
How Matthew A. Vogel Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Matthew A. Vogel is highlighted in Dec.