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Fallen Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago Remembered at Funeral

 

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
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

Eulogy for Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop July, 18, 2014

At the funeral mass for slain Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago the following eulogy was said by Jersey City’s Mayor Steve Fulop.

OFFICER MELVIN SANTIAGO

Jersey City Police Officer
Melvin Santiago

Archbishop Hebda, members of the clergy, to Kathy and Al McBride, Melvin’s brother Alex, all of his family and friends that are here today.  On behalf of the City of Jersey City and the Jersey City Police Department, I offer to you our deepest condolences.

Melvin Santiago was everything we would want in a police officer. He was hard working and conscientious, good and courageous, strong and considerate. To quote the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C., “It was not how these officers died that made them heroes; it is how they lived.”

Melvin had always wanted to be a police officer.  I’ve been told that as a boy he’d travel with his uncle to the precinct to learn about the JC Police Department. Continue reading Eulogy for Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop July, 18, 2014

Mayor Fulop to Promote Police Officer Melvin Santiago to the Rank of Detective; Officer Santiago to be Bestowed Department’s Highest Honor – the Medal of Honor

OFFICER MELVIN SANTIAGO
Jersey City Police Officer
Melvin Santiago

JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop will promote posthumously Police Officer Melvin Santiago, who was killed in the line of duty Sunday morning, to the rank of Detective and will bestow the Department’sMedal of Honor on Officer Santiago, which is the highest honor for any police department.

 The promotion and honor ceremony will take place at Officer Santiago’s wake at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 17th, 2014 at McLaughlin Funeral Home, 625 Pavonia Avenue.

 “This honor will be a lasting tribute to the ultimate sacrifice paid by Officer Santiago,” said Mayor Fulop. “He was truly everything one would want in a police officer and was a shining star in our community.  It is fitting and right that we honor and recognize him for his bravery and dedication to the police department and the people of Jersey City.”

 

Daniel Wilson Wanted in Prior Homicide in Jersey City Brought Into Custody

Statement by Mayor Steven M. Fulop on Arrest of Daniel Wilson

 

Daniel Wilson wanted in prior homicide JCPD Photo
Daniel Wilson wanted in prior homicide
JCPD Photo

JERSEY CITY – Yesterday, Jersey City Police brought into custody Daniel Wilson, 23, of Grant Avenue.  At the time of his arrest, he was armed and was charged with multiple firearms and narcotics offenses.  Homicide detectives from the Jersey City Police Department and Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office continue to actively investigate the case.  We thank the media for their help in developing leads last night that led to this development.

 

All media inquiries should be directed to Jennifer Morrill, Press Secretary to Mayor Steven M. Fulop at 201-547-4836 or 201-376-0699.////

Update on Investigation into Shooting Death of Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago

OFFICER MELVIN SANTIAGO
Jersey City Police Officer
Melvin Santiago
While the incident still remains under active investigation, Mayor Steven M. Fulop released the following information:
• At 0409 hours, Jersey City Police responded to the Walgreens at the corner of Communipaw Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard on a call of an armed robbery.
• The actor has been identified as Lawrence Campbell, 27, of Grant Avenue.
• Lawrence Campbell entered the Walgreens asked the security officer directions to purchase a greeting card. Campbell proceeded in that direction, left the store and circled back.
• Campbell, who had a knife, then assaulted the security officer, taking his weapon.
• Campbell did not rob or attempt to rob the Walgreens, but proceeded to wait for the Police Department to arrive – approximately four minutes.
• Surveillance cameras show Campbell walking outside and speaking to a witness, at which time he apologized for his conduct in Walgreens and told the witness to watch
the news he is going to be famous.
• The first marked vehicle arrived at the scene with Officers Santiago and Martinez.
Campbell approached the police vehicle at close range and fired into the vehicle with the door open striking Officer Melvin Santiago in the head. He then fired three more times at a second marked police car striking the windshield, in attempt to kill two more officers.
• Officers in the subsequent car and first car returned fire, striking Campbell and killing him.
• During the course of the investigation, police identified Lawrence Campbell as one of three suspects wanted in connection with a prior homicide in Jersey City.
Daniel Wilson wanted in prior homicide JCPD Photo
Daniel Wilson wanted in prior homicide
JCPD Photo

The additional information was consistent with Police Department information received over the last week, and police also identified Daniel Wilson as another person of interest in the prior homicide. The JCPD have been applying high pressure and aggressively searching for Daniel Wilson for past three days. We are still searching for Daniel Wilson and JCPD provide a photo.

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MAYOR OF JERSEY CITY
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MAYOR OF JERSEY CITY
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Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago Killed Responding to Armed Robbery at Jersey City Walgreens

Jersey City Mayor Fulop on the cause and death of Police Officer Melvin Santiago

“Today was a horrible day for Jersey City.  At 0409 hours, Jersey City Police responded to the Walgreen’s at the corner of Communipaw Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard on a call of an armed robbery.  The first responding officers were Officers Santiago and Martinez, who responded from Bergen and Lexington.  The actor fired at the marked police car, striking Officer Santiago – who was still inside the vehicle – in the head.  Officer Melvin Santiago was pronounced dead shortly after at the Jersey City Medical Center.  Additional responding officers returned fire at the actor, who was shot and pronounced dead at the scene.  The armed security guard at the Walgreen’s stated that the actor struck him and took his weapon, which police believe was the weapon used in the shooting.  The incident remains under active investigation.

It is a tragic situation when any officer is killed in the line of duty.  Melvin was an officer who represented everything one would want to see in a police officer.  I know the entire city’s thoughts and prayers are with the Santiago family during this difficult time and we mourn together.”
Further updates will be released by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office