Jersey City, N.J. — Redstone: The Neighborhood Association (RTNA) will honor two Jersey City police officers who died in the line of duty with a memorial dedication on Saturday, June 6, at Lt. Grover Park at the corner of Broadman Parkway and Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City.
At the dedication, which will begin at 10:30 a.m., Mayor Steven Fulop will be joined by Council President Rolando Lavarro, Ward A Councilman Frank Gajewski, and other local officials and police officers.
Police Detectives Marc DiNardo and Melvin Santiago, and their families, will be honored. Detective DiNardo died as a result of injuries suffered during a shootout in July 2009. He is survived by his wife Mary and children Gwendolyn, Marc Anthony II and Ella.
Detective Santiago, a West Side resident, was killed on July 13, 2014 while responding to a robbery-in-progress at Walgreens on the corner of Communipaw Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard.
RTNA has planted two large, white dogwood trees at Lt. Grover Park in honor of Detectives DiNardo and Santiago. Plaques with the names of the detectives will be unveiled at the event, and family members of both detectives will be recognized. Additionally, a neighborhood bulletin board donated by Honeywell will be unveiled.
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