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William Perry

Case from Jersey City, NJ dated Dec 22, 1980

Victim Details

William J. Perry

Male

White / Caucasian

Jersey City

NJ

1980-12-22

32

William

Perry

06/25/2026

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In the winter of 1980, William Perry, a 32-year-old male Port Authority police officer, was working in plainclothes. On December 22nd, while riding a PATH train in Jersey City, New Jersey, he noticed a man smoking and playing loud music, disturbing the other passengers. Officer Perry approached the man and requested that he extinguish his cigarette. The man refused to comply.

At the next stop, the Journal Square station, Perry attempted to remove the uncooperative passenger from the train ...
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