Heartbreaking, Ironic Note Hero Cop Wrote Before “Allegedly” Being Killed by 14-year-old

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This past Friday, thousands of fellow police officers attended the funeral of slain Newark Detective Sergeant Joseph Azcona. Joseph’s grieving family and friends joined them. NJ Gov. Phil Murphy and Sen. Cory Booker also showed up.

Tributes to the fallen hero were understandably powerful.

His Captain, Patricia Rodriguez-Alfieri, fought back tears as she characterized Azcona as “quiet, respectful, and so very kind.”

The cop’s partner “Manny”, who was still hospitalized with wounds from the ambush-style attack, wrote, “We became brothers in arms not because we were forced to but because we genuinely enjoyed each other’s company. It’s the kind of friendship where you don’t need to say much, but you know what the other one is thinking. He had a way of making everything feel a little lighter, even in the darkest times.”

But the most moving, heartbreaking, and tragically ironic of all was a note the fallen Detective wrote in 2019 to the local police academy about why he wanted a career in law enforcement — and it also was read at his grief-filled funeral.

“So I can help make the community I live in better — I have witnessed a lot of trouble in the area where I grew up. To help people in the city of Newark, especially those who cannot help themselves.

“The day after I graduate from the police academy will be my best day.”

Further reflecting on his future, Azcona penned, “In thirty years, I can see myself retired with a happy family and beautiful kids.”

Compare Detective Sergeant Azcona’s wonderfully optimistic, three-decades-long plan horrifically cut short by a 14-year-old with a fully automatic weapon to what’s ahead for that teen.

An expert explained, “If the alleged shooter were tried as an adult, a jury could slap him with 30 years to life in prison for killing a cop. But as a juvenile, the most a suspect could face is 20 years — and he probably wouldn’t even serve the whole thing since there’s no mandatory minimum for minors.”

So you can have this “alleged” killer purposely destroy Joseph Azcona’s wonderful, thirty-year-plan of selfless community service and retire with his wife and “beautiful kids” while the accused will likely be roaming the streets again in maybe 10 or 15 years.

Apparently, NJ joins the legions of other blue states, where justice is not only blind but stupid.

We join an emotional Chief of Police, Sharonda Morris, in saying “Rest easy, Sergeant, we have the watch from here.”

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Anna Strong
2 months ago

This is just so sad and infuriating at the same time. We need to get a hold on our school systems and children. Stop the indoctrinations with lack of empathy/understanding or even tolerance for any but those who agree with themselves. They need to be taught how to learn and how to critically think, not teach them what to think. This is what happens when you take God out of the public square, it is not separation of church and state, it is no state can make religion. The fathers of our country prayed to make their decisions when writing our founding documents, many things came straight out of the Bible! We have become a Godless country, time to get him back and thank him for all our blessings and ask his forgiveness and help to get us back on the right track!

Frank S
2 months ago
Reply to  Anna Strong

Beautifully stated.

Anna Strong
2 months ago
Reply to  Frank S

Thank you.

Anonymous
2 months ago

The ‘criminal’ becomes the victim and the ‘victim’ becomes the criminal….Keep up your convoluted reasoning you idiots…it WILL come back to haunt you. Karma…

Joe
2 months ago

How did a 14 yr. old obtain a full auto weapon in a blue state? THAT is the question that should gave been on the fromg page of every newspaper the next morning.

Anonymous
2 months ago
Reply to  Joe

You could only wish…Cop killed by deranged little monster does not comply with their desired narrative…

JOSEY WALES
2 months ago

140 YEARS AGO THEY WOULD HAVE HUNG THE PUNK. NOW THEY GET AWAY WITH MURDER THANKS TO YOU STINKING LIBERAL WHINE ASS BLEEDING HEART PROGRESSIVES.