Police Officer George R. Kempen, Nassau County Police Department, New York

Police Officer George R. Kempen

Nassau County Police Department, New York

End of Watch Sunday, November 14, 1976

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George R. Kempen

Officer Kempen was accidentally shot and killed by another officer following a pursuit of a stolen vehicle on the Southern State Parkway.

When Officer Kempen arrived, a Long Island State Parkway Police patrolman was struggling with a suspect. The officer's weapon discharged during the struggle, and the round struck Officer Kempen.

The suspect, who was struggling with the patrolman, was sentenced to four years for criminally negligent homicide.

Officer Kempen had served with Nassau County Police Department for 15 years. He was survived by his wife and son.

Bio

Age 38
Tour 15 years
Badge 1312

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)

accidental discharge, pursuit

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Here it is February 2025. For some reason, at 72 years old I recalled my friend Officer George Kempen. I lived in Uniondale and was on my honeymoon. When I returned home the first newspaper I saw was Georges picture on the front page. George was in the 1st at the time. He, Rich Kortea, and Benson Huggard were a couple of the men I admired and the reason I went on to NC and became an officer in the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. Retired 2017. George was a good man, and a fine example for a younger guy to look up to. RIP George.

Retired Cpl. K.G. O'Connor
Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Greensboro NC

February 25, 2025