Lieutenant Stanley P. Przygocki, Jersey City Police Department, New Jersey

Lieutenant Stanley P. Przygocki

Jersey City Police Department, New Jersey

End of Watch Sunday, October 29, 1967

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Stanley P. Przygocki

Lieutenant Stanley Przygocki succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day when he was shot while interrupting a robbery at a tavern at 185 Coles Street.

He was a patron in the bar when two armed men entered and announced a robbery. Lieutenant Przygocki identified himself and drew his service revolver. One of the men opened fire with a revolver, striking Lieutenant Przygocki three times. Despite being wounded, he fatally shot the subject and then chased the second man approximately 25 yards before collapsing.

Lieutenant Przygocki had served with the Jersey City Police Department for 20 years. He was survived by his wife and eight children.

Bio

Age 52
Tour 20 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Saturday, October 28, 1967
Weapon Handgun
Offender Shot and killed

robbery, off duty

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My father, William D Humen, held a fundraiser for Sgt. Przygocki’ s surviving wife and children on Tuesday, December 5th , after his last day of duty, at the Stanley Theatre in Jersey City in the area of the Journal Square. Dad flew out to Las Vegas to recruit entertainers. He was successful- Tony Bennett, Pat Cooper, Bobby Vinton, Jackie Mason, to name a few. I’d love to hear from his children. I recall my mother dressing my sister and me in our Sunday best and wearing white gloves of course.
It was an honor to attend.

Diane T Humen
Daughter of Sgt. William D Humen

September 1, 2024