Verona Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch Wednesday, May 18, 1938
Add to My HeroesTheodore E. R. Braun
Patrolman Braun succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on Bloomfield Avenue. As he sped down the street with his siren activated a hard-of-hearing pedestrian stepped into the road. Patrolman Braun swerved to avoid him and was thrown over the handlebars of the motorcycle. He was taken to Moutainside Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Patrolman Braun had served with the Verona Police Department for 11 months. He was survived by his wife and daughter.
Bio
- Age 24
- Tour 11 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Motorcycle crash
- Incident Date Saturday, May 14, 1938
Most Recent Reflection
View all 12 ReflectionsOn this actual anniversary of your death I’d like to reiterate my previous reflection and say that your law enforcement family will always remember.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)
May 18, 2021
Recent LODD Deaths
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Perez
Dawson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: April 22, 2025
Captain Helio Armando Garcia, III
South Fulton Police Department, GA
EOW: April 16, 2025
Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard
Wood County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: April 9, 2025
Deputy Sheriff William May
Walton County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: April 2, 2025
Police Officer Osmar Rodarte
Marysville Police Department, CA
EOW: March 26, 2025
Sergeant Grant J. Candies
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: March 23, 2025
Deputy Sheriff Hector Cuevas, Jr.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: March 17, 2025
Sergeant Joseph Anthony Azcona
Newark Police Division, NJ
EOW: March 8, 2025
Police Officer Felicia Dee Reilly
Saint Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: March 1, 2025