Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Brennan died of injures he received five days earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle accident while on duty.
Patrolman Brennan was found laying unconscious on Eagle Rock Avenue which him motorcycle laying just feet away. It is unknown how he fell.
Patrolman Brennan was taken to Orange Memorial Hospital where he died from his injuries five days later.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Brennan served with the West Orange Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the West Orange community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Brennan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Edward J. Brennan 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 West Orange Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward J. Brennan's cause is highlighted.
How Edward J. Brennan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward J. Brennan is highlighted in Mar.
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