Roll of Honor
Alfonzo McGhee
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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- August 2, 2026
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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Alfonzo McGhee served in the U.S. Navy (1963â1964) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Alfonzo McGhee is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 39.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfonzo McGhee's cause is highlighted.
How Alfonzo McGhee Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfonzo McGhee is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Military Service
Alfonzo McGhee served in the U.S. Navy (1963–1964) before joining law enforcement.
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