Bertram Winkler
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Police Officer

Bertram Winkler

Cardiac
End of Watch March 21, 1972
Badge 1391
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Bertram Winkler suffered a fatal heart attack while chasing a suspect at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Survivors

Officer Winkler was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Winkler served with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Winkler.

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

Agency

Location Jersey City, NJ
Platform Identity panynjpd.hudson.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 21, 1972
Badge Number 1391
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Bertram Winkler 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 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, 1 of 60 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 1.7% of this agency's fallen.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
1
of 60 officers
1.7% Cardiac
NJ — Statewide
38
of 646 officers
5.9% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bertram Winkler's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Bertram Winkler Compares

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Bertram Winkler is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location