Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Edward O'Brien was killed after his pistol was accidentally discharged as he chased a burglary suspect.
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- July 23, 2026
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145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman O'Brien served with the Jersey City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Edward O'Brien 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 Jersey City Police Department, 21 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward O'Brien's cause is highlighted.
How Edward O'Brien Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward O'Brien is highlighted in Dec.
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