Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Lesemann suffered a fatal heart attack while training during his sixth day at the New Jersey State Police Academy.
Patrolman Lesemann had already been sworn in as a peace officer at the time of his death.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lesemann served with the Brick Township Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bricktown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lesemann.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John James Lesemann 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 Brick Township Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John James Lesemann's cause is highlighted.
How John James Lesemann Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. John James Lesemann is highlighted in Aug.
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