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Bedminster Officer, 38, Is 2nd Member Of NJ Law Enforcement To Die Of Coronavirus Easter Sunday Bedminster Officer, 38, Is 2nd Member Of NJ Law Enforcement To Die Of Coronavirus Easter Sunday
Bedminster Officer, 38, Is 2nd Member Of NJ Law Enforcement To Die Of Coronavirus Easter Sunday Bedminster Township is mourning a 38-year-old police officer who died of coronavirus on Easter Sunday. AlTerek Patterson, a sergeant in the patrol division, "always had a smile on his face and touched the lives of so many residents at their time of need," the department said on Facebook. Patterson was the second member of New Jersey law enforcement to die of COVID-19 on Easter Sunday, the first 34-year-old Francesco Scorpo, of the Paterson Police Department. Patterson graduated from the Somerset County Police Academy Recruit Class 35-05 in December 2005 and began his career as a patrolman …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Coronavirus Kills Paterson Police Officer Coronavirus Kills Paterson Police Officer
Coronavirus Kills Paterson Police Officer A 34-year-old Paterson police officer died Easter Sunday morning at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center of complications from the coronavirus, authorities said. Officer Francesco Scorpo, 34, was "a dedicated public servant who served our profession and our community with pride, honor and distinction," Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Scorpo joined the department in July 2015 and served in both the Patrol and Traffic Divisions. "A dedicated son, husband and father, Officer Scorpo was a family man who cared so very much about people and his profession," Speziale said. "He w…

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by Jerry DeMarco