Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Stanley Brock succumbed to wounds he received on August 3, 1876.
Officer Brock entered the home at 140 Clinton Avenue in Newark at 5:20 a.m., when he noticed a grate missing from a window. When he walked up the stairs and called for the men to stop, one of the subjects fired at him. He was transported to St Barnabus Hospital, where he passed away five days later.
The two suspects were apprehended and sentenced to death. On the morning of the execution date, one of the men committed suicide. The other suspect was hanged.
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Police Officer Brock served with the Newark Police Division.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Stanley J. Brock 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%.
At Newark Police Division, 28 of 58 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stanley J. Brock's cause is highlighted.
How Stanley J. Brock Compares
Offender Outcome
One executed; One committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stanley J. Brock is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stanley J. Brock was killed by gun; unknown type.
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