Eugene James Deckert

Teaneck Police Department — Teaneck, NJ

Cardiac

End of Watch February 11, 1957

Age 51

Tour of Duty 30 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Sergeant Eugene Deckert suffered a fatal heart attack several hours after he assisted other officers in subduing a violent and deranged woman.

After she was under control, the officers had to carry her to the ninth floor of the hospital.

Sergeant Deckert had served with the Teaneck Police Department for 30 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

30 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Deckert gave the Teaneck Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Teaneck community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Deckert.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Teaneck Police Department

Location Teaneck, NJ

Platform Identity tpd.bergen.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 1957

Tour of Duty 30 yrs

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sergeant Eugene James Deckert 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%.

At Teaneck Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Teaneck Police Department

of 4 officers

25% Cardiac

NJ — Statewide

of 646 officers

5.9% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac