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Chief of Police

John A. Dolan

Passaic Township Police Department — Stirling, NJ

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch March 22, 1966

Age 47

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police John Dolan suffered a fatal heart attack following an altercation at a domestic disturbance call. He returned to his home at 251 Main Street following the call and collapsed. Chief Dolan was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of WWII and had served with the Passaic Township Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Chief of Police Dolan gave the Passaic Township Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Stirling 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 Passaic Township Police Department

Location Stirling, NJ

Platform Identity ptpd.morris.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 22, 1966

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Military Service

John A. Dolan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Chief of Police John A. Dolan is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NJ, 38 of 646 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Passaic Township Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

NJ — Statewide

of 646 officers

5.9% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John A. Dolan'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 John A. Dolan Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service