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Alfonzo McGhee

Newark Housing Authority Police Department — Newark, NJ

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End of Watch October 3, 1969

Age 23

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Police Officer Alfonzo McGhee was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing Frelinghuysen Avenue.

Officer McGhee was a U.S. Navy veteran and was serving as a temporary patrolman for the Newark Housing Authority Police Department at the time of his death.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer McGhee served with the Newark Housing Authority Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Newark Housing Authority Police Department

Location Newark, NJ

Platform Identity nhapd.essex.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 3, 1969

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Alfonzo McGhee served in the Navy (1963â1964) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Alfonzo McGhee is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Newark Housing Authority Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Newark Housing Authority Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Accident

NJ — Statewide

258

of 646 officers

39.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfonzo McGhee's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Alfonzo McGhee Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfonzo McGhee is highlighted in Oct.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

Incident Location

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