New Jersey State Police
New Jersey
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 2608 Trooper Foerster was shot and killed with his own weapon after stopping a female on the New Jersey Turnpike. His partner was wounded in the shootout. The two suspects were members of the Black Liberation Army. Both suspects were convicted of Trooper Foerster's murder, but the female suspect escaped from prison with outside help and fled to Cuba where she has remained at large.
Trooper Foerster had been a member of the New Jersey State Police Department for almost 3 years.
The Route 18 overpass on the New Jersey Turnpike was dedicated the Werner Foerster Overpass in his honor.
The Black Liberation Army was a violent, radical group that attempted to fight for independence from the United States government in the late 1960's and early 1970's. The BLA was responsible for the murders of more than 10 police officers around the country. They were also responsible for violent attacks around the country that left many police officers wounded. | 
