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Fallen Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago Remembered at Funeral

July 19, 2014 admin

By Ricardo Kaulessar- Photos by Ricardo Kaulessar

JCPD Officer Santiago Casket — The casket of slain JCPD Officer Melivin Santiago carried into St. Aloysius Church, Jersey City

Outside St. Aloysius Church in Jersey City after the service for Officer Melvin Santiago

Fellow Police Officers carry JCPD Officer Melivn Santiago's casket into St. Aloysius Church — Fellow Police Officers carry JCPD Officer Melivn Santiago’s casket into St. Aloysius Church

The funeral for Jersey City Police

Fellow Officers from as far as Philadelphia fill the church for Police Officer Melvin Santiago's funeral — Fellow Officers from as far as Philadelphia fill the church for Police Officer Melvin Santiago’s funeral

Officer Melvin Santiago on Friday offered a somber pause, a reflective respite from a very tense week for law enforcement and the public at large.

The 23-year-old was laid to rest at St. Aloysius Church on West Side Avenue, mourned by grieving family and friends, his fellow officers, and elected officials. Also, hundreds of officers from locations as far away as Philadelphia lined the street outside when his casket was brought into the church. Continue reading Fallen Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago Remembered at Funeral →