For Immediate Release:  May 13, 2019

The Atlantic City Police Department will be holding our inaugural Fallen Officers Memorial service on May 16, 2019.  The event, which will take place during the middle of National Police Week, will honor the nine Atlantic City police officers that have died in the line of duty.  A service at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, located at 1409 Pacific Avenue, will begin at 10am.  Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner will be the keynote speaker.  At the conclusion of the service, a procession of police officers will be led to the First Responders memorial located at St. James Place and the Boardwalk.

Local business owner and philanthropist Cathy Burke will unveil a new addition to the memorial.  Family and friends of our fallen officers are encouraged to attend.  The event is open to the public.      

The fallen officers to be honored and their end of watch include:

Patrolman Peter Brewer- April 13, 1890

Constable Earl C. Wisler- September 1, 1929

Patrolman Clayton G. Graham- April 23, 1962

Patrolman Daniel DuRoss- September 24, 1963

Patrolman Peter John “Sonny” Burke- October 1, 1970

Patrolman Peter Francis Egnor- October 14, 1981

Sergeant Kenneth Louis Brown- March 10, 2004

Patrolman Thomas J. McMeekin Jr- March 4, 2005

Patrolman Kevin B. Wilkins- February 18, 2010

Alert sent on 05/13/2019 at 10:43AM EDT

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