Azcona had been on the force for five years. His funeral was held on Friday at Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. A letter the detective wrote in 2019 to the local police academy about ...

Near the end of the service, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda read a letter that Azcona wrote during his time at the police academy, answering the question of why he wanted to pursue ...

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A slain Newark cop once wrote in a now-heartbreaking note that his dream was to retire with a “happy family and beautiful kids,” it surfaced at his funeral Friday — as his devastated shot ...

A Newark New Jersey police officer who was killed ... The day after I graduate from the police academy will be my best day.” ...

Newark police Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, was killed when a 14-year-old boy allegedly gunned him down in his car March 7. Jose Azcona Mourners embrace at Azcona’s funeral on Friday.