Monument to Police Officers Who Died in the Line of Duty, (sculpture).

Monument to Police Officers Who Died in the Line of Duty, (sculpture).

Benanti, James, contractor.

Clinton Monument, fabricator.

Monument to Police Officers Who Died in the Line of Duty, (sculpture).

Patrolman Robert Heacock Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 13, 1995.

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Three units. Overall approx. 5 ft. x 10 ft. x 6 in.

(On center marker below bas-relief:) IN HONOR OF THE OFFICERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE/SACRIFICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY/SOMEBODY KILLED A POLICEMAN TODAY AND A PART OF AMERICA DIED/A PIECE OF OUR COUNTRY HE SWORE TO PROTECT/WILL BE BURIED WITH HIM AT HIS SIDE/THE SUSPECT WHO SHOT HIM WILL STAND UP IN COURT/WITH COUNSEL DEMANDING HIS RIGHTS/WHILE A YOUNG WIDOWED MOTHER MUST WORK FOR HER KIDS AND SPEND LONG LONELY NIGHTS/THE BEAT THAT HE WALKED WAS A BATTLEFIELD TOO/JUST AS IF HE'D GONE OFF TO WAR/THOUGH THE FLAG OF OUR NATION WON'T FLY AT HALF MAST/TO HIS NAME THEY WILL ADD A GOLD STAR/YES SOMEBODY KILLED A POLICEMAN TODAY/IN YOUR TOWN OR MINE/WHILE WE SLEPT IN COMFORT BEHIND OUR LOCKED DOORS/A COP PUT HIS LIFE ON THE LINE/NOW HIS GHOST WALKS A BEAT ON A DARK CITY STREET/HE ANSWERED THE CALL, OF HIMSELF GAVE HIS ALL/AND A PART OF AMERICA DIED (Honor Roll names are listed on the front faces of the two side markers.) unsigned

Installation of three granite markers placed side by side. The larger of the three markers is placed in the center and is flanked by two smaller ones. In the center of the middle marker is a bas-relief bust of Robert Heacock. He wears a police uniform with hat and tie. Police shields are engraved on the front faces of the side markers near the top. The center marker is rectangular in shape; the two side markers have outward sloping tops.

Portrait male -- Heacock, Robert -- Bust

Occupation -- Service -- Policeman

Dress -- Uniform -- Police Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- North Brunswick

Located Municipal Complex, Herman Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey

The memorial honors North Brunswick policemen, including patrolman Heacock, who have died in the line of duty. The memorial was planned by the North Brunswick Police, Death, Retirement, Widows and Orphans Fund. Funds for the memorial were raised by students of the Michael V. Abruzzi' Golden Tiger Karate School. Cost of the memorial was approx. $20,000. Materials and services for the creation of the memorial were donated by several community individuals and businesses. IAS files contain copy of related article from Home News (New Brunswick, NJ) May 12, 1995, which lists donors of materials and services and list of seven names on honor roll.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996.

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