Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Sellick was shot and killed during a bank robbery at 320 Orange Road. He was shot in the face at about 7:15 p.m. at the First Federal Savings and Loan Association while trying to disarm the gunman. He later died in the emergency room at Mountainside Hospital. Within three days the gunman and three accomplices were arrested. The gunman was convicted of murder and armed robbery and sentenced to life on June 30th, 1976. He was paroled on May 26th, 1994. The other three were also convicted of murder and armed robbery and sentenced to life. All three have been paroled. Sergeant Sellick's killer and his three accomplices were members of the New World of Islam, a black Muslim religious group responsible for more than 100 robberies and several murders in New Jersey, including Officer John Gottfried of the Newark Police Department on November 28, 1980. Sergeant Sellick had served with the Montclair Police Department for 26 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Sellick gave the Montclair Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Montclair community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Sellick.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Alfred L. Sellick, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Montclair Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred L. Sellick, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Alfred L. Sellick, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1994
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred L. Sellick, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Alfred L. Sellick, Jr. was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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