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Police Officer John F. Galler | Newark Police Department, New Jersey Newark Police Department, New Jersey

Police Officer

John F. Galler

Newark Police Department, New Jersey

End of Watch: Tuesday, November 28, 1950

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 49

Tour: 23 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Heart attack

Incident Date: 11/28/1950

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Officer Galler suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after rescuing three people from a gas-filled room on Plane Street. After pulling the three people from the room he assisted in reviving them. He then began to feel ill and was taken to City Hospital and placed in an oxygen tent. He died a short time later.

Officer Galler had been with the agency for 23 years and was assigned to the Emergency Squad. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and three sisters.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the sixty-first anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace



Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05
November 28, 2011

 

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