Roll of Honor
Edward Norton, Jr.
Incident
Chief of Police Edward Norton suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with two juveniles who had been arrested for disorderly conduct.
The two juveniles violently struggled with Chief Norton and another officer as they were being placed in jail. Chief Norton collapsed and died a short time later.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Norton served with the Jersey Shore Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey Shore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Norton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Edward Norton, Jr. 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 PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Norton, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Edward Norton, Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Norton, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.