Case Files
May 15th, 2012 – Trenton Officers Ambushed
On May 15th, 2012 Trenton Officers were ambushed. SUSPECT CAPTURED Officers Mike Runyon and Gene Palumbo were patrolling near the 600 block of Stuyvesant Avenue just before midnight when they heard gunshots. They rolled down their windows to look for the source of the...
November 7th, 2011 – Newark Officer Killed.
Detective Michael Morgan was shot and killed while attempting to take action during a robbery while he was off duty in Paterson, New Jersey. He and several friends were visiting a club on Straight Street. While outside, speaking to an employee, a suspect...
October 19th, 2011 – Mercer County Officer Stabbed
On October 19th, 2011 Mercer County Sheriff's Officer William Osterman was stabbed October 19, 2011 Stabbing - Mercer County Sheriff’s Officer William Osterman SUSPECT CAPTURED An off-duty Mercer County sheriff’s officer was stabbed twice as he tried to arrest...
July 31st, 2011 – Essex County Correctional Officer Killed
On July 31st, 2011 Debora Ferreira, a Essex County Correction Officer, was Killed. SUSPECT CAPTURED Off duty Essex County Correction Officer Debora Ferreira was found shot in killed in her vehicle after a failed carjacking attempt in Newark.
June 11th, 2011 – Salem City Officer Shot
On June 11th, 2011 a Salem City Officer was shot. SUSPECT CAPTURED An officer responding to a home invasion call around 9:42 p.m. and encountered a man matching the description of a suspect believed to have been involved in the home invasion incident. As the officer...
May 27th, 2011 – Newark Officer Killed
On May 27th, 2011 Newark Officer, William Johnson, was killed. SUSPECT CAPTURED Off duty Newark Officer William Johnson was shot and killed as he ate at a restaurant. The drive by gunman sprayed the restaurant and drove off in a stolen vehicle.
The NJ COP SHOT Program is administered by the NJ State PBA Survivor and Welfare Fund
Rewards of $20,000 will be offered for the arrest and conviction of individuals responsible for the killing or seriously wounding of any New Jersey Law Enforcement Officer regardless of union or department affiliation.
In the early morning hours of January 7, 2007, 23-year-old rookie Paterson Police Officer Tyron D. Franklin was placing an order at a fast food eatery in Paterson. The rookie officer was in plain clothes and off duty. He had no idea a gang member was about to rob the establishment.
Officer Franklin fought with the attacker and was shot several times. The attacker fired two more shots after witnesses identified Officer Franklin as a police officer. The suspect fled into the darkness of the night. What transpired over those several seconds claimed Officer Franklin’s life but inspired the creation of NJ COP SHOT.