Patrolman William J. Waterson
Clark Township Police Department
New Jersey
End of Watch: Sunday, July 4, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 19
Patrolman William Waterson was shot and killed after he and his partner interrupted a robbery in progress at a motel on Central Avenue, next to the Garden State Parkway. The suspect fled on foot to a nearby parking lot where he ambushed Patrolman Waterson as he searched the area.
The suspect was arrested 25 years later but acquitted at trial.
Patrolman Waterson was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He had served for three years with the agency and was survived by his parents, one brother, and one sister.
From The Officer Down Memorial Page www.odmp.org
Patrolman William J. Waterson
Clark Township Police Department
New Jersey
End of Watch: Sunday, July 4, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 19
Patrolman William Waterson was shot and killed after he and his partner interrupted a robbery in progress at a motel on Central Avenue, next to the Garden State Parkway. The suspect fled on foot to a nearby parking lot where he ambushed Patrolman Waterson as he searched the area.
The suspect was arrested 25 years later but acquitted at trial.
Patrolman Waterson was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He had served for three years with the agency and was survived by his parents, one brother, and one sister.
From The Officer Down Memorial Page www.odmp.org
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