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...
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...
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...
Police Officer Caleb Abney
Police Officer Caleb Abney was struck and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 75 at 12:09 a.m. Officer Abney had pulled over a car on the...
Trooper Michael Diego
Trooper Michael Diego passed away after suffering a medical emergency at 12:30 p.m. while training for the Patrol Criminal Interdiction Unit at the...
Police Officer Brian Elliott
Police Officer Brian Elliott was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call at an apartment on Diplomat Court in Beech Grove. ...
Trooper Hunter R Bennett
Trooper Hunter Bennett was killed in a helicopter crash while assisting the Flagstaff Police Department with an active shooter. Around 8:30 p.m.,...
Deputy Sheriff Richard A Haggard
Deputy Sheriff Rick Haggard was struck and killed while directing traffic in front of Shannon Elementary School at 695 Romie Hille Avenue in Shannon...
Police Officer Senior Pradeep Tamang
Police Officer Senior Pradeep Tamang was shot and killed responding to a fraud and forgery call at the Holiday Inn at the 1700 block of East Park...
Deputy Sheriff Derrick Bonham
Deputy Sheriff Derrick Bonham was shot and killed responding to a shots fired call. Deputy Bonham was assisting the Martin Police Department on a...
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Ohlmeyer
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Ohlmeyer was killed while serving in a funeral escort on Airline Highway, near the 9200 block in New Orleans, at 11:40...
Deputy Sheriff Tim Jordan
Deputy Sheriff Tim Jordan was killed in a train collision on Highway 3 at Benton Road and Kingston Road in Benton. Around 8:00 a.m. Deputy Jordan...
Agent Anbal Morales Aponte
Agent Aníbal Morales Aponte succumbed to injuries he received when his patrol motorcycle was struck by a driver who ran a red light at Rafael...
Police Officer Elijah Garretson
Police Officer Elijah Garretson was ambushed and killed near the intersection of Lost Trail and Great Hills Drive in Copperas Cove while responding...
Police Officer Stephen Laporta
Police Officer Stephen LaPorta was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle on Route 146 around 12:40 a.m. On northbound Route 146 past exit 6,...
