1963 1 19 Taylor Richard E
Patrolman Richard E. Taylor

Entered Division of Police
April 16, 1953
Died In the Line of Duty
January 19, 1963

Patrolman Richard E. Taylor, 38, was the 30th officer killed in the line of duty. In the early morning hours of January 18, 1963, Officer Taylor, assigned to cruiser patrol, was in pursuit of a speeding motorist when his cruiser crashed into a stone wall on East Livingston Avenue.  Taylor suffered injuries from which he died the following day.