Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Patrick Lane was shot and killed by a New York gangster he stopped for speeding in a stolen car shortly after midnight. When the driver did not have a license, Patrolman Lane arrested the two men in the vehicle. He confiscated a revolver from one of the men and started walking the driver and the passenger to the police station at 12th Street and Willow Avenue. At 12th Street between Hudson Street and Washington Street, one of the men pulled out a gun he was hiding and shot Patrolman Lane three times. He was transported to St. Mary's Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds. The 24-year-old suspect was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life on May 4, 1928. He was paroled on December 5, 1961. Patrolman Lane had served with the Hoboken Police Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lane gave the Hoboken Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hoboken community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lane.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Patrick J. Lane 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 Hoboken Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick J. Lane's cause is highlighted.
How Patrick J. Lane Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1961
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick J. Lane is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Patrick J. Lane was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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