Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Officer George Paszkowski was shot and killed as he and two other officers attempted to apprehend bank robbers in Bayway. The officers were transporting two prisoners from Yardville State Reformatory to the Union County Courthouse when they observed five masked men exiting a bank at 920 South Elmora Avenue in Bayway. When Officer Paszkowski, along with the other officers, attempted to apprehend the suspects, he was fatally shot. Two suspects 41 and 27 were apprehended the same day. Another two 47 and 25 were apprehended a week later by FBI agents in Miami, Florida. The fifth suspect was never apprehended. All four were convicted of murder and sentenced to life. During the first week in January of 1976 the torso of a man was found in a vacant lot in Elizabeth. His head and arms were found the next day in a suitcase in New York City. An investigation led to the arrest of a New Jersey Penitentiary inmate who was released on a three pass the same week the victim was discovered. The 41-year-old convicted of Officer Paszkowski's murder had paid the inmate to kill the man at his home in Elizabeth because he was bothering his girlfriend. Officer Paszkowski's murderer, charged with conspiracy to commit murder, was denied parole in 1997. Officer Paszkowski was survived by his wife and 3-year-old son. A reserve officer for the Elizabeth Police Department who bought a winning lottery ticket while waiting to donate blood to Officer Paszkowski before he passed away gave a large portion of the $100,000 winnings to Officer Paszkowski's widow.
Survivors
Officer Paszkowski was survived by his wife and 3-year-old son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Paszkowski served with the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Paszkowski.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer George Paszkowski 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 New Jersey Department of Corrections, 16 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Paszkowski's cause is highlighted.
How George Paszkowski Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Paszkowski is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Paszkowski was killed by rifle; semi-automatic.
Incident Location
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