Welcome! Newark Fraternal Order of Police
The Newark Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #12 is an active union office that represents about 850 active police officers and over 700 retirees. We protect our officers’ rights in incidents where an officer has taken a legal action while on or off duty. We also negotiate for our members’ benefits, salaries and work schedules, along with just being an active lodge. We have great support from our community, especially those who become associate members, and with their support we donate to various organizations.
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Sergeant Joseph Azcona
Sergeant Joseph Azcona was shot and killed while investigating illegal weapons possession at the corner of Carteret Street and Broadway in Newark. At...
Lieutenant Richard Weber
Lieutenant Richard Weber died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while assigned to the Liaison Unit. Lieutenant Weber had served with the Newark...
Detective Brian K. McAdams, Sr.
Detective Brian McAdams died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Detective McAdams had served with the Newark Police Department...
Police Officer Hector Moya
Police Officer Hector Moya died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Officer Moya had served with the Newark...
Detective Marcus Thomas
Detective Marcus Thomas died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Detective Thomas had served with the...
Detective Irving Gene Callender, III
Detective Irving Callender died as a result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Detective Callender had served with the Newark...
Sergeant Michael W. Clegg
Sergeant Michael Clegg died after contracting COVID-19 as the result of an exposure while on duty. Sergeant Clegg had served with the Newark Police...
Police Officer Michael Alexander Conners
Police Officer Michael Conners died after contracting COVID-19 during an exposure while on duty. Officer Conners had served with the Newark Police...
Special Police Officer Tolbert A. Furr
Special Police Officer Tolbert Furr died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Officer Furr had served with the...
Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha, Jr.
Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after he and another officers had to subdue an emotionally disturbed person who...
Detective Michael Morgan, Jr.
Detective Michael Morgan was shot and killed while attempting to take action during a robbery while he was off duty in Paterson, New Jersey.He and...
Sergeant Tommaso Popolizio
Sergeant Tommaso Popolizio died from injuries sustained when his patrol car rolled during a vehicle pursuit.At approximately 3:00 am Sergeant...
K9 Boomer
K9 Boomer and K9 Rip died from heatstroke after being left in a patrol vehicle for seven hours at the Salem City County Courthouse Complex at 92...
K9 Rip
K9 Rip and K9 Boomer died from heatstroke after being left in a patrol vehicle for seven hours at the Salem City County Courthouse Complex at 92...
Sergeant Joseph Azcona
Sergeant Joseph Azcona was shot and killed while investigating illegal weapons possession at the corner of Carteret Street and Broadway in Newark. At...
Major Jeffrey A. Burke
Major Jeffrey Burke died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment working the bucket brigade and providing security in the...
Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea
Trooper II Marcellus Bethea collapsed and died while training at the Ewing Headquarters Division at 1040 River Road in Ewing Township. Trooper Bethea...
Sergeant Michael "Zini" Kurinzi
Sergeant Mike Kurinzi died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade...
Police Officer Robert Shisler
Police Officer Bobby Shisler succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained on March 10th, 2023, while struggling with a suspect following a...
Captain William J. Gawron, Sr.
Captain William Gawron died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade...
Lieutenant Richard Weber
Lieutenant Richard Weber died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while assigned to the Liaison Unit. Lieutenant Weber had served with the Newark...
Lieutenant Gerald T. Barbato
Lieutenant Gerald Barbato died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World...
Supervisory Officer Jacqueline Montanaro
Supervisory Officer Jackie Montanaro died from injuries she sustained while trying to rescue her daughter from a fire in Hazlet, New Jersey. When a...
Sergeant James J. Puhalski
Sergeant James Puhalski died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade...
Trooper Bradley Ritger
Trooper Brad Ritger succumbed to injuries sustained on September 21, 2026, when he fell from a highway overpass on I-94 in Dunn County after...
Trooper Hayden Phillips
Trooper Hayden Phillips was shot and killed on I-65 in Warren County. Around 2:00 p.m., Trooper Phillips was shot after conducting a traffic stop...
Officer Brian Liles
Officer Brian Liles died in a motorcycle collision on State Route 99, north of State Route 190, near Tipton, around 5:11 p.m. He passed away at the...
K9 Dundee
K9 Dundee died after apprehending a subject who fled on foot after a traffic stop on Eland Drive in North Fort Myers. When deputies approached a...
Chief Of Police George W Bacorn Jr
Chief of Police George Bacorn was killed in a head-on vehicle crash on Dover Road in Easton. Around 11:26 a.m., Chief Bacorn was traveling...
K9 Kylo
K9 Kylo was inadvertently shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a homicide suspect in the area of Southeast 97th Avenue and Southeast Oak...
K9 Cato
K9 Cato died after suffering a neck injury while training at the Nauvoo-Colusa School at 2461 IL-96 in Nauvoo. Around 8:40 p.m., K9 Cato was...
Master Deputy Michael Wade Hendricks
Master Deputy Sheriff Michael Hendricks was killed in a crash on Ladson Road between Highway 78 and Lincolnville Road around 11:25 a.m. Master...
Deputy Sheriff Terrian Bailey
Deputy Sheriff Terrian Bailey was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call near a local convenience store off Highway 18, near...
Sergeant Chris Fisher
Sergeant Chris Fisher was shot and killed outside the Meriwether County Inn at 5675 Spring Street in Warm Springs around 11:57 p.m. Sergeant Fisher...
Wildlife Officer David Taylor
Wildlife Officer David Taylor was killed while trying to evacuate residents during the Railroad South Fire in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Officer...
Police Officer Christopher Delong Jr
Police Officer Christopher DeLong was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance near the 900 block of Hazelwood Road, in the...
