Monday, January 14, 2013
Around Ocean County and beyond, community members remember Christopher Matlosz
Many in Ocean and Monmouth counties are excepted today to remember a local police officer – a hero and a friend to many – who died two years ago while serving his community. Christopher Matlosz, a Lakewood police officer, was killed at age 27 during a Jan. 14, 2011, patrol. He was gunned down by Jahmell Crockam, then 19, who was eventually convicted in connection with the crime. Matlosz was shot three times while seated in his patrol car, by Crockam, a Lakewood resident. Authorities searched for two days until the suspect was captured in a Camden apartment by a high-risk entry team. The community has not forgotten Matlosz, as evidenced by the many honors and remembrances held for him in 2011 and 2012. Among them: In May, Matlosz' name was …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Jahmell Crockam, the man convicted of murdering Lakewood police Officer Cristopher Matlosz, was also sentenced on weapons charges
Jahmell Crockam, the man convicted of murdering Lakewood police Officer Cristopher Matlosz, was sentenced at the Ocean County Justice Complex on Thursday to life without parole. Crockam showed no emotion when Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels announced the sentence. Matlosz's fiance, Kelly Walsifer, appeared composed as she read a statement to the court before the sentencing. Now should be the time for celebration, Walsifer said, as she was supposed to marry Matlosz next month, on April 21. "That's what I should be thinking about — our wedding," said Walsifer, who attended the sentencing despite battling a cold. "The defendant stole that from us." "Mr. Crockam was luckier than Chris. He had the opportunity to be tried by 12. Chris …
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Hundreds attend vigil for Lakewood Officer Christopher Matlosz on one-year anniversary of his death
- POLICE & FIRE
- Karen Wall
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
On a frigid night, much like the one a year ago when Officer Christopher Matlosz was murdered, they gathered. Hundreds of people, bearing candles and bearing witness to the memory of a man who was loving and funny, a prankster and a dedicated police officer, and much beloved and missed by those left behind. “Every time the clock strikes 3:17, we stop and think of Chris,” said Lakewood Patrolman Junior (Edgardo) Vega, who was best friends with Matlosz. Matlosz, who wore badge No. 317, was gunned down on Jan. 14, 2011, while sitting in his car shortly after the start of his shift. The Manchester resident is the first police officer in Ocean County shot and killed while on duty. “People post pictures on Facebook of clocks showing 3:17, to let…
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Suspect fled toward Howell; officer was engaged to be married; served in Manasquan, Long Branch and Freehold
Police continue to hunt for a suspect in the Friday shooting death of a beloved Lakewood police officer from Manchester who was a Howell High School alumnus. The tributes for Chris Matlosz, a 27-year-old officer who was engaged to be married, also continue to pour in. The law-enforcement community, as well as many people who knew him personaly, are paying respects to Matlosz, whose fiance was at the hospital when he died. He is survived by his brother and mother. Read an update to the story here: http://patch.com/A-dskD. Additional information on this matter can be found at Patch's Jersey Shore news site and Jersey Shore Patch Twitter site. A tribute page was set up for Matlosz at http://tinyurl.com/4kof5o4. Facebook tributes to the …
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