Dover Town Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: 115
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: December 30, 2003
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Arthur Ohlsen was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train while responding to reports of a brush fire near the railroad tracks under the South Salem Street overpass.
Officer Ohlsen was directing fire department personnel to the scene when he was struck at 8:40 p.m. He was flown to Morristown Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries 45 minutes later. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Officer Ohlsen had served with the Town of Dover Police Department for 18 years. He is survived by his wife and two sons.