Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Remer was killed in an accident while on his department motorcycle. Sergeant Remer, the department's Traffic Sergeant, was on patrol on his motorcycle traveling on St. George Avenue when a delivery truck made a left turn in front of him at the intersection of Sycamore Street. He struck the side of the truck sustaining fatal injuries. The desk Sergeant on duty that day at the Rahway Police Headquarters was the father of Officer Remer, and was one of the first to receive the report that an officer had been killed.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Remer served with the Rahway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Rahway community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Remer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Frank Remer 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 Rahway Police Department, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Remer's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Remer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Remer is highlighted in Apr.
Others Who Wore This Badge
8 officers from Rahway Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
