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Special Agent

Albert J. Carino

New Jersey Department of the Treasury - Office of Criminal Investigation — Trenton, NJ

Felonious

End of Watch August 4, 1982

Age 65

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

Badge 14

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Special Agent Albert Carino was killed when his department vehicle was hit head-on by a eighteen-wheeler on Egg Harbor Road in Hammonton. A 42-year-old driver of a car ran a stop sign and hit the rear bumper of Agent Carino's car causing it to spin out of control and into the path of the truck. The suspect fled the scene but was later arrested and charged in connection with the incident. Agent Carino had served with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury for 16 years and was assigned to cigarette tax investigations. He is survived by his wife and seven children. He was a well-known youth basketball coach in the state and was the founder and first coach of the Southern Campus Rutgers University basketball team.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and seven children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Carino gave the New Jersey Department of the Treasury 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Trenton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Carino.

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

Agency

Department New Jersey Department of the Treasury - Office of Criminal Investigation

Location Trenton, NJ

Platform Identity njdtocifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 4, 1982

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

Age 65

Badge Number 14

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Offender Arrested

Special Agent Albert J. Carino 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%.

New Jersey Department of the Treasury - Office of Criminal Investigation

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

264

of 646 officers

40.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert J. Carino's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Albert J. Carino Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Arrested

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert J. Carino is highlighted in Aug.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert J. Carino was killed by automobile.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518