Clark Township Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch: Sunday, July 4, 1971
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 19
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 4, 1971
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Acquitted; deceased
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 United States Vietnam War veteran and served with the Clark Township Police Department for three years. He was survived by his parents, one brother, and one sister.