Per CNBNews.net, “The Gloucester City Police Benevolent Association Local 40 along with the City of Gloucester City dedicated a memorial plaque in honor of Gloucester City Police Officer Frederick Blackburn on Friday, May 18th, 2012 at the Police Administration Building, 313 Monmouth Street. Some members of the Blackburn family will be in attendance.
“Blackburn is the only Gloucester City Police Officer killed in the line of duty. The Patrolman was struck by a hit-and-run driver on March 6, 1946 as he walked his beat at the intersection of Cumberland and Atlantic Streets. He succumbed to internal injuries eight days later. Blackburn, who was 75 years old, had served as a Patrolman for 34 years. He was survived by his wife and six children.”
RIP, Officer Blackburn. Just goes to show you this is an ongoing societal scourge, these people who harbor a hit-and-run mentality.