James M. Stone

Brooklyn Police Department — New York, NY

Felonious

End of Watch April 2, 1880

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Gender Male

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Incident

Patrolman James Stone succumbed to wounds received one month earlier when he was assaulted by a gang of street toughs.

Patrolman Stone was attempting to arrest a man when the man's friend struck Patrolman Stone over the head with a paving block. Patrolman Stone never regained consciousness and succumbed to the assault one month later.

Patrolman Stone was assigned to the 3rd Precinct.

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146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Stone served with the Brooklyn Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Brooklyn Police Department

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity bpd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 2, 1880

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object; Brick

Patrolman James M. Stone is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Brooklyn Police Department, 6 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Brooklyn Police Department

of 9 officers

66.7% Felonious

NY — Statewide

754

of 2,147 officers

35.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious