Stuart L. Roberts
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Police Officer

Stuart L. Roberts

Camden Police Department — Camden, NJ
Felonious
End of Watch October 1, 1975
Age 24
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Stuart Roberts was shot and killed during an argument at 114 S. 27th Street in Camden. Officer Roberts and the subject had been fueding for a few weeks and it cummulated with both men brandishing weapons. The subject went back into his home and fired shots from his upstairs window, striking Officer Roberts. On January 20, 1976, the suspect, 24, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 40 years. Officer Roberts had served with the Camden Police Department for over one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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You barely got started.
Police Officer Roberts gave the Camden Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Roberts.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Camden, Camden County, NJ
Platform Identity camdpd.camden.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1975
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Stuart is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1975, 163 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 21st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Stuart was 24. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Stuart had served 1.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Camden Police Department has 13 officers remembered here, Stuart among them.

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Where

Police Officer Stuart L. Roberts

Camden Police Department · End of Watch October 1, 1975

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-E

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