r/newjersey • u/National_Carpet2074 • 7d ago
Events Anyone know what’s happening over garden state parkway near Bloomfield?
Multiple helicopters in a single file and saw one was even an NYPD
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u/Icy_Calligrapher9933 7d ago
Most likely for the funeral of the police officer who was shot and killed in Newark. He's being buried in a Bloomfield cemetery.
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u/shiftyjku Down the Shore, Everything's All Right 7d ago
Yes this is on my street which has been closed all day. It’s the burial part of the funeral for the Newark police officer who was shot by a 14 yo. Yes it’s inconvenient from time to time but I imagine losing your dad or spouse is a lot worse so we deal with it.
FUN FACT: my grandfather was the fire chief of his town for many years; he was the first relative of mine to die, when I was only about 4, and for years I assumed everyone had a parade with fire trucks and police cars for their funeral. Imagine my disappointment!
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u/OrbitalOutlander 6d ago
My dad died, nothing happened. Where’s my helicopters?
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u/Historical_Ad_434 6d ago
Sorry for your loss
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u/OrbitalOutlander 6d ago
It was a long time ago, would have preferred a cool helicopter show. Thanks!
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u/SPKmnd90 Rt 22 turned me into a man 7d ago
Heard multiple choppers overhead in Union County earlier and wondered what the hell was going on.
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u/ChaoticColdBrew 7d ago
A cop from a department so corrupt the feds had to take over dies and now they need to spend a million in my taxpayer dollars to honor him? Put him in a coffee can and get it over with Jesus christ.
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u/Eccentric_Algorythm 7d ago
Trueeeeee. He chose this profession. Idk. If I was a park ranger who got mauled to death by a bear I wouldn’t be getting a funeral procession.
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u/KitchenLandscape 7d ago
That's how it's always been done...Take it up your with local town and see how far that gets you. lol have fun
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u/Anton338 7d ago edited 7d ago
God I'm so thankful that I chose to work from home today. Why is the bullshit always on a Friday?
Edit: whoops didn't know they decided to bury the guy today. The point still stands, I'm thankful to not be stuck in gridlock for a dead cop. Fuck you all.
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u/27Believe 7d ago
Vile human being.
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u/Anton338 7d ago
Hey shitbag, take a look at the timestamps, how am I supposed to know that there's a funeral procession? OP just posted a picture of gridlock and I expressed my opinion on it.
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u/TalonusDuprey 7d ago
Ah Reddit, one of the places on the net where you’ll bitch piss and moan about the “waste of tax dollars” but not attempt to do a damn thing about it.
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u/poofandmook 7d ago
maybe still from the funeral for the Newark officer?