Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after he and another officers had to subdue an emotionally disturbed person who was being taken into custody.
He had returned to his patrol car to complete paperwork when a tow truck driver found him unresponsive near the intersection of North Munn Avenue and Mountainview Avenue at approximately 7:15 am. Responding units and a nurse performed CPR until he was transported to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead approximately 30 minutes later.
Officer Arocha had served with the Newark Police Department for 23 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Arocha gave the Newark Police Division 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Arocha.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha, Jr. is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 38 of 646 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Newark Police Division, 3 of 58 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Reinaldo Arocha, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Reinaldo Arocha, Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Reinaldo Arocha, Jr. is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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