Police Officer Joseph Daniel Corr
New Hartford Police Department
New York
End of Watch: Monday, February 27, 2006

Biographical Info
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: 125

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, February 27, 2006
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Officer Joseph Corr was shot and killed following a vehicle pursuit of two men who had just robbed a jewelry store.

The suspects committed the robbery on Commercial Drive in the town of New Hartford and were escaping when Officer Corr arrived on the scene. Officer Corr and other officers pursued the suspect vehicle for approximately three miles along Route 5 until it crashed into a service station gas pump. Both suspects exited the vehicle and began to flee on foot. Three officers chased one suspect was was apprehended. Officer Corr pursued the second suspect. During the foot pursuit, the suspect opened fire and killed Officer Corr. He then carjacked a vehicle and fled.

The suspect was tracked to a house in Chester City, Pennsylvania. As members of the United States Marshals Service, Chester City Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, and the Delaware County Sheriff's Department surrounded the house, the suspect opened fire. He was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with the officers in which a United States Deputy Marshal was wounded.

The apprehended suspect was charged with second-degree murder. In January 2007 he was convicted of murder and 18 counts of robbery and was subsequently sentenced to 300 years in prison. Two additional suspects are in jail in New Jersey on unrelated charges and still face second-degree murder and robbery related charges in relation to this incident. A fifth person was arrested and charged with the unlawful purchase of the handgun that was used to kill Officer Corr. He plead guilty and was sentenced to four years in Federal Prison.

In May 2008 State Route 840 was renamed the Officer Joseph D. Corr Memorial Highway.

Officer Corr had served with the New Hartford Police Department for 6 years. He is survived by his wife, infant daughter, parents and two sisters.