Union City Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch: Saturday, August 31, 1929
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Explosion
Date of Incident: August 30, 1929
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrol Officer Paul Scholz died from injuries sustained the previous day.
He and his partner had responded to a citizen's complaint about a boiler malfunction at a home at 201 43rd Street. While talking with the individual the boiler exploded, injuring several people and killing another person at the scene.
Officer Scholz had served with the agency for 10 years. He was survived by his wife and one child.