Line of Duty Death Sergeant AlTerek Patterson
Sergeant AlTerek Patterson
Bedminster Township Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch Sunday, April 12, 2020
BIO
Age 38
Tour 14 years
Badge 33
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause COVID-19
Incident Date Monday, March 30, 2020
Sergeant AlTerek Patterson died after contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty.
Sergeant Patterson had served with the Bedminster Township Police Department for 14 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.
In early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country contracted COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic due to requirements of their job. Many of these first responders died as a result of COVID-19.
